Meeting Materials for
DEI

October 23 Meeting:

Presentations/Handouts:

• LSO Research Overview, Casey Hartwig, LSO Principal Research Analysst
• DEI Across the US
• S1176
• H734
• Letter from ISBE
• Response letters from Idaho Higher Education
• DEI and Higher Ed Job Postings
• S1274
• DEI Required Courses at Idaho Higher Ed
• Idaho Higher Ed to DEI Courses and Requirements
• DEI in Higher Ed Courses

December 02 Meeting:

Presentations/Handouts:

• SFFA v. Harvard, Elizabeth Bowen, LSO Legal Counsel
• Institutional Responses to Inquiry Regarding DEI Indirect Costs
• SBOE Proposed Resolutions on DEI in Higher Education, Josh Whitworth, Executive Director, SBOE
• Utah HB261, Ben Toews, Idaho State Senator
• Definitions of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Casey Hartwig, LSO Principal Research Analyst
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Presentation, Selena Grace, Executive VP, and Sonny Ramaswamy, President of NWCCU

January 09 Meeting:

Presentations/Handouts:

• SBOE Approved Resolution on DEI Ideology in Higher Education, Josh Whitmore, Exec. Director SBOE
• SBOE Approved Resolution on Governance in Higher Education, Josh Whitmore, Exec. Director SBOE
• SBOE Approved Resolution on Freedom of Expression in Higher Education, Josh Whitmore, Exec. Director SBOE
• DEI draft legislation sources, Ben Toews, Idaho State Senator (D4)
• DEI draft legislation, Ben Toews, Idaho State Senator (D4)
• DEI definitions, Ben Toews, Idaho State Senator (D4)