<p>Michigan Technological University has rebranded its diversity office, the latest in a trend of schools renaming their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).</p>
<p>The school&#8217;s Office of Diversity and Inclusion will now be known as &#8220;Engagement and Belonging,&#8221; the school <a href="https://blogs.mtu.edu/belonging/2024/08/01/introducing-engagement-and-belonging/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> on its website.</p>
<p>The change was made official on August 1.</p>
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<p>&#8220;This change reflects Michigan Tech’s continued dedication to fostering a welcoming and supportive environment for all members of the University community, while emphasizing the intentional efforts made to achieve this goal,&#8221; the school said.</p>
<p>The office’s services, functions, and staff will remain the same, the school said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Engagement and Belonging is excited for this next chapter and looks forward to collaborating with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and external partners to further strengthen a sense of belonging for everyone at Michigan Tech,&#8221; the school said.</p>
<p>Michigan Tech did not respond to a request for comment.</p>
<p>The Upper Peninsula school is far from the first to make such a change amid controversy around DEI and its effects on higher education.</p>
<p>Last summer, the University of South Carolina reorganized and <a href="https://www.thestate.com/news/local/education/article278561334.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">renamed</a> its DEI office to the Division of Access, Civil Rights and Community Engagement.</p>
<p>In December, Clemson University, also in South Carolina, <a href="https://scdailygazette.com/2023/12/19/clemson-becomes-second-sc-university-to-rename-equity-and-inclusion-office/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">renamed</a> its DEI office the Division of Community Engagement, Belonging and Access.</p>
<p>In Texas, a new law prohibiting higher education institutions from having diversity offices prompted some Texas schools to give their DEI offices new names involving words like “belonging,” “community engagement,” and “student development.”</p>
<p>However, the Republican Texas lawmaker who sponsored the DEI law pushed back.</p>
<p>State Senator Brandon Creighton wrote letters to Texas&#8217; public university systems warning that simply renaming their diversity offices does not comply with the law.</p>
<p>“While I am encouraged with the progress I have seen from many institutions of higher education in implementing SB 17, I am deeply concerned with the possibility that many institutions may choose to merely rename their offices or employee titles,” Creighton <a href="https://mcusercontent.com/97acf22aca6983d50d142ba88/files/2094d322-b63e-9c09-9f97-42b0169c58d2/3.26.24_.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.</p>
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<p>“This letter should serve as notice that this practice is unacceptable,” he said.</p>
<p>Numerous states <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/anti-dei-bills-states-republican-lawmakers-map-rcna140756" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have</a> introduced legislation to ban or crack down on DEI programs and practices over the last several years.</p>
<p>Florida&#8217;s education board banned public colleges from using state or federal funds on DEI initiatives.</p>
<p>Utah prohibited diversity programs such as DEI statements in higher education, public schools, and government employment. The state also banned the words “diversity, equity and inclusion” from being in a public office&#8217;s name.</p>
<p>In Arizona, where a bill to ban DEI practices passed, Republican state Senator Anthony Kern said, “We don’t want public money going to political activism; promoting DEI.”</p>

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