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Conservatives have sounded like modern-day segregationists in their crusade to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs, which are designed to help schools and workplaces equip students and employees with tools to succeed in an increasingly diverse world. And the latest target of House Republicans’ push to ban these programs is medical schools. Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., introduced a bill Tuesday that would prevent medical schools that provide DEI programs from receiving federal funds.
He also said the bill would bar “racial discrimination,” which he suggested includes things like scholarships for nonwhite students and student-led organizations for marginalized groups . In fact, merely having a diversity, equity and inclusion office could result in a school losing federal funding under Murphy’s law. This bill may not even come to a vote in the House, there's no way it passes the Senate, and I'm fully confident President Joe Biden wouldn't sign it.
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