Frustrated U. of Utah faculty say state’s anti-DEI measure is already having a ‘chilling effect’

President Taylor Randall said the bill does not ‘change the values’ of the University of Utah.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) University of Utah President Taylor Randall pictured on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. Randall took heat on Monday, Feb. 6, 2024, during a U. Academic Senate meeting where faculty members said they felt the president didn't do enough to push back on HB261, the anti-DEI bill, this legislative session.

Frustrated U. of Utah faculty say state’s anti-DEI measure is already having a ‘chilling effect’

President Taylor Randall said the bill does not ‘change the values’ of the University of Utah.

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