Texas Social Work Programs Become Unlikely Refuge for DEI After State Ban
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Miranda Williamson
Summary
A social work student at Texas A&M University–Central Texas reports on a mock funeral staged by UT Austin students mourning the death of academic freedom after Texas Senate Bill 17 effectively dismantled Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs across public universities. The article examines how accredited social work programs in Texas have become the last remaining institutional safe haven for DEI principles, due to accreditation standards from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) that mandate teaching about social justice, diversity, and anti-oppression. The author explores the tension between state law banning DEI offices and professional accreditation requirements, arguing that social work's ethical commitment to social justice creates a unique protected space for these values in Texas higher education.
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· 3 pulledThrough the glass window of the hearse, a blood-red urn and several copies of George Orwell's 1984 were visible.
The CSWE's accreditation standards require that social work programs teach about social justice, diversity, and anti-oppression — principles that align closely with what DEI initiatives sought to promote.
Social work's ethical commitment to social justice creates a unique protected space for these values in Texas higher education.
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