The University of Michigan will spend more than $18 million this academic year on salary and benefits for its diversity, equity, and inclusion staff.
According to an analysis of public data, the cost of in-state tuition for 1,125 students will be paid out to more than 142 staff during the next five years.
Tabbye Chavous Sellers is the highest-paid DEI staffer. The wife of a former DEI provost makes a lot of money. The data shows that 17 DEI staffers make more than $200,000 a year. 95 staffers make more than $100,000.
@UMich now employs 142 "diversicrats" at an annual cost of $18M (total compensation) = in-state tuition for 1,075 students. Highest paid diversicrat is Tabbye Sellers @$380K+fringe benefits. Avg. = $97K and 44 make > $100K + fringe benefits. 10 years ago, UM diversicrats<20.>pic.twitter.com/xU1PISR8Br
— Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) January 5, 2023
In the last two years, the school has seen rapid growth in its DEI staff; in the last two years, the school has only employed a small number of DEI staffers. The staff grew to 126 during the next four years at a cost of more than 15 million dollars.
The university did not have staff positions with "diversity," "equity," or "inclusion" in the title until 2005.
In my opinion, most colleges like UM are spending way too much money on DIE efforts, and it's incredibly wasteful because those efforts are part of advancement of the new DIE religion in higher education.
He said that the DIE resources could be better spent by reducing tuition instead of giving students higher tuition and fees.
The same week that Florida governor Ron DeSantis appointed six new members to the New College of Florida's Board of Trustees and tasked the new conservative majority with addressing problems at the New College of Florida, the analysis came. The school didn't meet its goal in the future.
The appointees want to replace the terms "diversity", "equity", and "inclusion" with "equality", "merit", and "colorblindness"
All Rights Reserved © 2024
