© Illinois State University / FlickrThe Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access in U.S. Society (IDEAS) requirement will kick in for new students starting in fall 2023.
Illinois State University (ISU) is requiring students to pass a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) course to be eligible to graduate.
This requirement will be applicable to all students that enroll in the university beginning in the Fall 2023 semester.
A local NPR outlet reports that specifics on the requirement, collectively known as the IDEAS courses, will be made public prior to the spring 2023 semester.
IDEAS stands for "Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in U.S. Society."
The mandatory diversity courses are, "designed to recognize the benefits and challenges of living in a diverse society and to address the influence of power among social groups within the United States," according to the university website.
ISU has made multiple efforts to increase diversity on its campus.
In March, the university announced a $4.5 million faculty retention initiative based on those individuals' commitments to DEI.
Comment: So meritorious performance of one's real job, effective instruction in a particular branch of knowledge, is not high on the list.
The new graduation requirement is an outcome of recommendations for a diversity requirement made by ISU's Campus Climate Assessment Task Force in 2017. The Campus Climate Task Force's recommendations were voted on in 2021.
Illinois State University did not respond to Campus Reform's request for comment at the time of publication.
Alexia Bianchi is Campus Reform's correspondent in Florida. Follow @Bianchi_Alexia on Twitter
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Ken
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Jersey Shore sand collapse kills teen, traps sister
An 18-year-old from Maine was killed and his teenage sister was trapped when sand collapsed on them at the Jersey Shore on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The tragedy struck as Levi Caverly was...But now, the society seems to regress to the fake-reality one I grew up with. Only worse, with even more stupid propaganda and even more gullible people.
I wonder how far we can continue on this race to the bottom ...
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