freebeacon.com By Rocco Barbusca
The University of Florida has removed a syllabus for a graphic design course that violated Florida state law by offering potential accommodations to “queer and trans students, BIPOC students, first-gen students, and students navigating complex lives.” Florida law prohibits the expenditure of state or federal funds on any coursework or program that promotes “differential or preferential treatment of individuals” on the basis of race, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
The course, Workshop for Art Research and Practice (WARP), is mandatory for all graphic design majors at the University of Florida. The language appeared on the spring 2026 syllabus and violates a regulation passed by Florida’s Board of Governors in November 2023.
The syllabus included a section on “Accessibility, Diversity & Inclusion” appended to customary language about resources available to students who are sick or disabled. It indicated that “access riders”—statements used to explain hardship or special needs and request accommodations—for “neurodivergent, disabled, and chronically ill students” may also be available to “queer and trans students, BIPOC students, first-gen students, and students navigating complex lives…
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