Louisiana's public colleges allocate only 0.1% of their higher ed budget to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, with significant discrepancies in reported expenditures.
Of the sixteen institutions, some reported spending nothing on DEI, while seventeen others spent between 0.001% and 0.42%, totaling $3.5 million out of $2.7 billion.
The DEI spending report may be inflated due to broad interpretations of what counts as DEI programs, as highlighted by varying definitions across institutions.
Marcus Jones stated on their reporting practices, 'This is the first time we have completed this report... we included anything that might fall under the statute's broad definitions.'
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