<p>The University of Michigan spent about $100,000 celebrating its “DEI 2.0” plan, which included an espresso bar, hip-hop performance, and a lecture connecting “critical race theory and hip-hop.”</p>
<p>The event took place in October 2023, but the details <a href="https://www.thecollegefix.com/umich-spends-100k-on-dei-2-0-launch-cotton-candy-cart-hip-hop-performance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">were provided</a> to The College Fix via a public records request last month, which reported the findings last week.</p>
<p>The university’s public affairs department <a href="https://record.umich.edu/articles/dei-summit-to-explore-critical-race-theory-hip-hop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> the event, which is an annual DEI Summit, saying it would “celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and highlight its intersection with critical race theory, celebrating and exploring the power of storytelling as a driving force for social change.”</p>
<p>The event included “a roundtable discussion with hip-hop artists and critical race theory experts” and performances from Rapsody and others.</p>
<p>“Diversity, equity and inclusion are core values at the University of Michigan,” university spokesperson Colleen Mastony told the Fix in a statement.</p>
<p>“The university’s DEI efforts are far-reaching in ways appropriate to the size, scope, and complexity of our university – spanning across 51 units of the university and serving functions that support our over 50,000 students and over 50,000 employees,” she added.</p>
<p>As The Fix noted, the university spent around $60,000 on its two keynote speakers, paying hip-hop artist, producer, and activist David Banner $25,000 for a 10-minute speech and his participation in a 45-minute moderated roundtable discussion. Hip-hop artist Rapsody was paid $35,000 for a musical performance and her participation in the roundtable discussion. The contracts for each included first-class air travel and coach tickets for their traveling companions, along with transportation, lodging, and meals for two nights.</p>
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<p>The university also spent another $32,564 on catering, audio equipment, decorations, and photography. This included a $1,750 mobile espresso cart, a $395 photo booth, and a $550 cotton candy cart.</p>
<p>In the past few months, several university systems have dropped DEI mandates, including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/university-of-north-carolina-repeals-dei-mandates-pledges-to-focus-on-institutional-neutrality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most recently</a> the University of North Carolina. The leadership board that governs the university system&#8217;s policies voted in May to repeal previous diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. The school will instead have new neutrality-focused guidelines, and the university <a href="https://www.northcarolina.edu/apps/policy/doc.php?type=pdf&amp;id=147" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> it was committed to free speech, academic freedom, and accepting different viewpoints and people.</p>
<p>A Texas law also banned DEI programs and offices at public universities, which led to 60 DEI employees <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/at-least-60-staffers-laid-off-at-university-of-texas-as-dei-ban-takes-effect" target="_blank" rel="noopener">getting laid off</a> at the University of Texas-Austin.</p>
<p>Harvard University has also recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/harvard-nixes-dei-statements-as-requirement-for-faculty-employment-applications" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ended a requirement</a> for faculty to sign DEI statements as a condition of employment.</p>

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