All Alabama Universities Shutter Diversity Offices

ABC News reports:

The three University of Alabama System campuses on Tuesday shuttered diversity, equity and inclusion offices— and opened new offices — to comply with a new Republican-backed law attempting to ban the programs on public college campuses in the state.

The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, along with the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Alabama in Huntsville, issued statements announcing the closure of diversity, equity and inclusion offices.

The ACLU said University of Alabama students had been among the most vocal opponents of the legislation. Republican Sen. Will Barfoot, the sponsor of the legislation, did not immediately return an email seeking comment on the closures.

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NEW LAW IMPACT: The three University of Alabama campuses have closed the diversity, equity and inclusion offices and opened new offices, over a new state law trying to ban the programs on public college campuses. https://t.co/zgOhkgiz4X

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