Baraka Issues Statement on Rutgers Preemptively Pulling DEI Programming, Calls for Support

[Tango Two]

Rutgers cancels HBCU event to align with Trump DEI orders

The Rutgers University Center for Minority Serving Institutions announced Thursday that it has canceled an upcoming virtual conference about registered apprenticeship programs as a result of President Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

www.insidehighered.com

https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/baraka-issues-statement-on-rutgers-preemptively-pulling-dei-programming-calls-for-support/

 

[Tango Two]

Rutgers cancels DEI conference after Trump executive orders, drawing ire of NJ politicians

Rutgers University upsets New Jersey politicians for cancelling a scheduled DEI conference following Trump's executive orders.

www.northjersey.com

 

[Scarlet Jerry]

So is the university supposed to ignore federal law? Politicians being politicians.

 

[NotInRHouse]

An executive order isn't a law.

 

[Tango Two]

Rutgers U. cancels HBCU conference to align with Trump’s DEI orders

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, both took to X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday to denounce the university's decision.

www.nj.com

 

[ashokan]

An executive order isn't a law.

Not discretely but it has to be based on one

 

[NotInRHouse]

Not discretely but it has to be based on one

It isn't plausible to ban a conference based on any US law.

 

[ashokan]

It isn't plausible to ban a conference based on any US law.

From DEI EO

"Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The Biden Administration forced illegal and immoral discrimination programs, going by the name “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI), into virtually all aspects of the Federal Government, in areas ranging from airline safety to the military."

DEI is banned because its openly prejudicial - MLK in reverse.
"Content of character" and all that is out - white people, males go to the back of the bus even if they have the best skills.
Hiring by preferred color, sex, disorders = DEI
That violates civil rights and labor laws like crazy - and RU could lose gov funding.

From OP article:

"Rutgers has not faced pressure from state legislators to dismantle DEI. But the cancellation demonstrates the leverage and power the federal government can hold over colleges and universities by threatening to pull funding from programs that don’t comply with the president’s demands."

 

[NotInRHouse]

From DEI EO

"Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The Biden Administration forced illegal and immoral discrimination programs, going by the name “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI), into virtually all aspects of the Federal Government, in areas ranging from airline safety to the military."

DEI is banned because its openly prejudicial - MLK in reverse.
"Content of character" and all that is out - white people, males go to the back of the bus even if they have the best skills.
Hiring by preferred color, sex, disorders = DEI
That violates civil rights and labor laws like crazy - and RU could lose gov funding.

From OP article:

"Rutgers has not faced pressure from state legislators to dismantle DEI. But the cancellation demonstrates the leverage and power the federal government can hold over colleges and universities by threatening to pull funding from programs that don’t comply with the president’s demands."

That doesn't address exec orders not being laws. These are being adjudicated at the moment and it's going poorly for people claiming they are.

Aside from that, claiming a conference is illegal because it addresses the topic of discrimination or HBCUs defies logic, and the 1A.

 

[ashokan]

That doesn't address exec orders not being laws. These are being adjudicated at the moment and it's going poorly for people claiming they are.

Aside from that, claiming a conference is illegal because it addresses the topic of discrimination or HBCUs defies logic, and the 1A.

EOs aren't intended to be laws - that's the job of Congress.
But once there is a law an specific EO can be issues based on a law.
So in accord with the enacted volume of congressional civil rights laws, its not legal to issue an EO that says "don't hire white people."
Alas the real goal of DEI is to divide people and not to be "fair."

Just today an appeals court again blocked student loan giveaways enacted by EOs. House Speaker said years ago the executive had no power to forgive student loans but did it anyway. Court blocked that and exec did it again with SAVE Act now blocked.

 

[NotInRHouse]

EOs aren't intended to be laws - that's the job of Congress.
But once there is a law an specific EO can be issues based on a law.
So in accord with the enacted volume of congressional civil rights laws, its not legal to issue an EO that says "don't hire white people."
Alas the real goal of DEI is to divide people and not to be "fair."

Just today an appeals court again blocked student loan giveaways enacted by EOs. House Speaker said years ago the executive had no power to forgive student loans but did it anyway. Court blocked that and exec did it again with SAVE Act now blocked.

No EO was issued that way.

Glad you agree though that courts can halt EOs- because not everyone does!