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DESCRIPTION:Attorney General Todd Rokita scrutinizes DEI policies at Butler
  and DePauw universities\n\nAttorney General Todd Rokita has sent letters 
 to Butler and DePauw universities concerning their respective diversity\, 
 equity\, and inclusion (DEI) policies and practices\, which may violate fe
 deral and state civil rights laws and the terms of the universities’ non
 profit statuses. \n\nThe letters follow a similar inquiry sent by Attorney
  General Rokita to Notre Dame University on May 9. \n\n“The U.S. Supreme
  Court has made clear that racial discrimination of any kind in our educat
 ion system is repugnant to our civil rights laws\, even if done supposedly
  to help groups claimed to be disadvantaged or underrepresented\,” Attor
 ney General Rokita said. “Hoosiers are rightfully concerned that some ed
 ucation institutions treat students\, faculty\, staff and others different
 ly based on race under the guise of DEI. We are investigating to determine
  whether universities’ DEI programs are consistent with the law.” \n\n
 Publicly available materials and statements from university leaders sugges
 t that various aspects of Butler’s and DePauw’s operations may be gove
 rned by policies that treat individuals — including students\, prospecti
 ve students\, faculty\, staff and job applicants — differently based on 
 the individuals’ race or ethnicity\; employ race in a negative manner wh
 en making admissions or hiring decisions\; or utilize racial stereotyping.
  \n\nRacial discrimination of any kind in educational settings violates fu
 ndamental moral and legal principles that are enshrined in state law. Nonp
 rofit universities that flout those principles and pursue race-based DEI i
 nitiatives may jeopardize their nonprofit status.   \n\nAttorney Gener
 al Rokita’s letters explain that racial discrimination by any nonprofit 
 university cannot be squared with the public or charitable purposes that a
  nonprofit is supposed to serve. \n\nThe universities are asked to provide
  information about their admissions and hiring practices\, including detai
 ls about any changes made to their practices following the U.S. Supreme Co
 urt’s Students for Fair Admissions decision. \n\nAttorney General Rokita
  also requests documents showing what guidance the schools provide to facu
 lty and admissions staff regarding DEI goals. Further\, he asks the school
 s to explain whether and how race plays a role in their efforts to recruit
 \, hire and enroll members of “underrepresented” groups.  \n\nAttorn
 ey General Rokita said the universities’ responses to his inquiries will
  help determine whether further action is warranted to ensure the schools 
 are operating consistently with the terms of their nonprofit statuses and 
 Indiana’s legal and moral commitment to racial equality. \n\nThe letters
  to Butler and DePauw are linked here and here. \n\nA headshot of Attorney
  General Rokita is available for download. \n\n###
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SUMMARY:Attorney General Todd Rokita scrutinizes DEI policies at Butler and
  DePauw universities
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