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Ron DeSantis: “We were the first state to eliminate DEI from our public…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Addresses the Pennsylvania Family Institute

Published | Video Starts at 12:03

The pursuit of truth, the promotion of academic rigor, and ultimately preparing our students to be citizens of this republic. So in the state of Florida, We were the first state to eliminate DEI from our public university system. We've also enacted trailblazing legislation which you guys should try to do here. If you could ever get a governor that would say sign it is all tenured professors in Florida must undergo at review every five years and can be terminated for poor performance. (12:03–12:10)

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Asserts that Florida was the first state to eliminate DEI initiatives from public universities.

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