Diversity, equity and inclusion programming continues to face backlash in Arizona with the Goldwater Institute filing a lawsuit March 19 against the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of an Arizona State University professor who refuses to take the university’s required training.
As the state Legislature considers a bill that would prohibit public entities in the state from spending money on DEI programs, organizations such as the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute are working to “defeat” similar initiatives.
Dr. Owen Anderson, a religious studies and philosophy professor for more than 20 years, is facing discipline from university leadership because of his refusal to complete ASU’s mandatory DEI training course, ASU Inclusive Communities.
