‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice’ course mandatory for SUNY students to graduate

All students within the State University of New York college system, which includes 64 campuses, will be required to complete a “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice” course to receive a diploma, the New York Post reported.
 

SUNY released new guidance requiring incoming freshmen to pass a course on racial equity. The “primary focus” of the DEISJ classes will be to teach about “diversity, identity, and social justice in the United States.”

In order to be considered a DEISJ-certified course, the class must “describe the historical and contemporary societal factors that shape the development of individual and group identity involving race, class, and gender; analyze the role that complex networks of social structures and systems play in the creation and perpetuation of the dynamics of power, privilege, oppression, and opportunity; and apply the principles of rights, access, equity, and autonomous participation to past, current, or future social justice action.”