New anti-DEI law for public Texas colleges presents hiring challenges

Kate McGee, higher education reporter at The Texas Tribune, moderates a panel with Renu Khator, John Sharp and Tedd Mitchell, at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 22, 2023.4 (Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune)

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As the state’s public colleges work to dismantle their diversity, equity and inclusion offices in accordance with a new law, three university chancellors on Friday discussed at The Texas Tribune Festival how the law’s impact has interfered with hiring efforts.