Expressing that compelled political litmus tests used by public institutions to require individuals to identify with specific ideological views are directly at odds with the principles of academic freedom and free speech and in violation of the First Amendment of the Constitution.
Sponsored By: Representative Murphy
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Summary
Would oppose requiring ideological pledges or DEI statements at public colleges. This resolution would condemn conditioning admission, hiring, reappointment, or promotion on pledges about political views or diversity, equity, and inclusion and cites court precedent and surveys to say those practices threaten academic freedom and free speech.
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- Faculty: Faculty would be discouraged from being asked to sign DEI pledges as part of hiring, reappointment, or tenure reviews. The resolution cites surveys showing over 20% of institutions include DEI in tenure standards and about 20% of job postings require DEI statements.
- Students: Students would be defended from having admission or educational progress tied to ideological pledges. The resolution notes about 90% of freshman orientation programs covered DEI while only about 30% addressed free speech.
- College leaders and DEI staff: Institutions would be discouraged from requesting ideological statements, with the resolution noting large public universities average about 45 DEI personnel and that DEI staff can influence personnel decisions.
- Health professions admissions: It highlights that about 36 of the top 50 medical schools examine applicants’ views on DEI.
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Murphy
NC • R
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