East Carolina University completely eliminates all faculty DEI requirements

East Carolina University recently eliminated all faculty DEI requirements in the wake of a relatively new state law and University of North Carolina policy that prohibits compelled speech.

The Faculty Senate on Oct. 3 voted to remove mandatory DEI policies and procedures for faculty evaluations and trainings. The decision came on the heels of a memo sent from campus leaders at the start of the fall semester that told faculty ECU must be brought into compliance with the new rules.

As part of the changes, ECU has also rolled back DEI policies in its medical school admissions.

The memo and faculty vote also came after Color Us United, a nonprofit that advocates for a race-blind and merit-based society, lobbied the university to make the changes.