Kansas Board of Regents defines CRT and DEI in terms skeptics view as vague, imprecise

Kansas Board of Regents defines critical race theory and diversity, equity and inclusion to secure $12 million in state funding to public universities.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 679

Last Updated: 1 day, 19 hours ago

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TOPEKA — Amy Reid loathes the Kansas Legislature’s campaign to restrain public university instruction of critical race theory and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Reid, program director for the Freedom to Learn program at PEN America, denounced as an affront to academic freedom the Legislature’s decision to attach CRT and DEI strings to $12 million appropriated to six universities in the Kansas Board of Regents system.

To claim $2 million each in the current fiscal year, …

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