USI takes down diversity, equity, inclusion pages on website

In January, in his second day in office, Gov. Mike Braun signed a bunch of executive orders, including one focused on DEI practices.

USI's DEI committee no longer appears in the university's handbook, which states the portion was last edited this month.

EVANSVILLE — The University of Southern Indiana has quietly taken down mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion on its website, mirroring steps taken by many colleges in the state since Gov. Mike Braun took office.

In January, in his second day in office, Braun signed several executive orders, including one focused on DEI practices . In it, he cited the Supreme Court case from 2023, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard , in which the court outlawed affirmative action.

Braun ordered that state agencies can't spend money on DE