By Henry Kopel
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – or “DEI” – is now big business across American campuses. A 2021 Heritage Foundation study found that the average American college employs 45 full-time DEI administrators. With a reported average salary of $79,400 per DEI staffer, the average college DEI budget exceeds $3.57 million. Hence across more than 4,000 colleges nationally, America’s total college DEI bill tops $14 billion.
One would hope that such massive investments yield tangible gains in the DEI bureaucracies’ self-described mission, namely, assuring an inclusive campus environment for all students. Unfortunately, a new study shows that the campus DEI industry not only fails this test but also – at least towards one minority group – actively subverts its stated goal…
