‘DEI must die’: Nebraska bill would ban university diversity pledges

“DEI must die,” according to Nebraska State Senator Dave Murman.

The Glenvil Republican (pictured) is the lead sponsor of Legislative Bill 1330, which would prohibit public colleges and universities from requiring employees to participate in “diversity, equity, and inclusion” programs or sign contracts requiring support for it. It also would ban spending tax dollars on DEI programs.

DEI “naturally creates a culture of divisiveness” and in order “to create a more united culture, DEI must die,” Murman told The College Fix via email.

He said the concept of giving “preferential treatment to certain people based on the color of their skin” also goes against his morality “as a follower of Christ.”