TAMPA, Fla. — Less than three years ago, Florida’s higher education leaders went all in to address racial and ethnic inequalities.
With protesters still marching over the May 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the Board of Governors formed a committee to ramp up diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the state’s 12 public universities.
Syd Kitson, the board’s then-chairperson, urged schools to take “consistent action” — not let the urgency fade. The system’s chancellor at the time, Marshall Criser, called the effort “critically important.”
