Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State University and Miami University have eliminated multiple departments and offices related to diversity and inclusion, citing Senate Bill 1, which bars diversity and inclusion efforts in Ohio higher education.
The bill went into effect June 27.
Wright State University trustees announced they would eliminate several offices earlier this month.
“These actions include the discontinuation of Wright State’s Division of Inclusive Excellence and five cultural and identity centers: the Asian and Native American Center, the Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center, the Latino Center, the LGBTQA Center, and the Women’s Center,” Wright State officials said in a statement published to the university’s website.
The WSU statement says that as a result, staff positions in those operations are being eliminated. The Disability and Neurodivergence Center will move to the Office of Disability Services from the Division of Inclusive Excellence.
A spokesman for Wright State said six positions were eliminated.
