Virginia Tech Votes on Dismantling Some of Its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts

Virginia Tech is doing away with some its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts.

It comes after an order from President Trump to remove the programs from schools across the country.

Virginia Tech says it highly values diversity, but also faces the reality of complying with the President’s order, and those two things collided at Tuesday’s Board of Visitor’s meeting.

Tuesday afternoon, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors did away with several of the school’s diversity initiatives. The Board’s vote approved a resolution to dissolve Tech’s “Office for Inclusive Strategy and Excellence.”

The decision prompted a massive protest, with hundreds of people shouting and marching across campus.

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