Florida

• Alfonseca, K. (2023, Feb. 23). Florida students walk out to protest DeSantis race education policies. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-students-walkout-protest-desantis-race-education-policies/story?id=97417150 
• Anderson, C. (2023, Mar. 29). Students rally against HB 999. The FAMUan. http://www.thefamuanonline.com/2023/03/29/students-rally-against-hb-999/ 
• Flaherty, C. (2022, Apr. 4). Questioning a questionnaire. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/04/05/florida-union-urges-nonparticipation-ideological-survey 
• Florida House of Representatives. CS/HB 999. Florida Senate. https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/999/BillText/c1/PDF 
• Gecker, J. (2023, Mar. 30). A college in upheaval: War on ‘woke’ sparks fear in Florida. AP News. https://apnews.com/article/ron-desantis-new-college-florida-woke-15d61ab52724dc447ba6d03238f7719e 
• Horowitch, J. (2023, Mar. 17). Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE’ law to remain blocked in colleges, appeals court rules. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/floridas-stop-woke-law-remain-blocked-colleges-appeals-court-rules-rcna75455 
• Jean, T. (2023, Feb. 9). FSU, FAMU students march against Gov. DeSantis’ move to dismantle diversity programs. Tallahassee Democrat. https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/fsu-news/2023/02/09/fsu-famu-students-march-against-desantiss-diversity-program-attacks/69884473007/ 
• Jean, T. (2023, Feb. 21). Florida college students plan a statewide walkout against Gov. DeSantis’ education ‘attacks.’ Tallahassee Democrat. https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/2023/02/21/florida-college-students-plan-statewide-walk-out/69924041007/ 
• Jean, T. (2023, Feb. 23). Tallahassee college students voice opposition to DeSantis during statewide walkout. Tallahassee Democrat. https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/fsu-news/2023/02/23/fsu-famu-tcc-students-supporters-hold-walkout-against-desantis/69934052007/ 
• Moody, J. (2022, June 5). A grab for power. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/06/06/draft-legislation-shows-desantis-plan-control-higher-ed 
• Moody, J. (2023, Jan. 31). The DeSantis takeover begins. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2023/02/01/desantis-puts-action-his-plan-end-woke-activism  
• Moody, J. (2023, Feb. 26). DeSantis higher ed bill heads for the legislature. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2023/02/27/new-florida-bill-aims-enact-desantiss-higher-ed-reforms 
• Nittle, N. (2023, Apr. 3). Florida bill would bring bans on gender studies and critical race theory to colleges and universities. The 19th. https://19thnews.org/2023/04/florida-house-bill-999-higher-education-race-gender/ 

Critical Race Theory

• Blest, P. (2022, Mar. 11). Florida just passed its ‘Stop WOKE’ anti-CRT bill. Vice. https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdbwb/stope-woke-act-florida-crt-bill 
• Flaherty, C. (2022, May 8). Mixed message. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/05/09/uf-seems-endorse-new-state-anti-crt-law 
• Thomason, A. (2023, Jan. 18). Florida’s state colleges say they’ll ban promotion of critical race theory. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
• Weismann, S. (2023, Feb. 2). A subtle subterfuge, an outrage or both? Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2023/02/03/outrage-follows-florida-college-presidents-statement-crt 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

• Cineas, F. (2023, Feb. 28). Ron DeSantis’s war on “woke” in Florida schools, explained. Vox. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/23593369/ron-desantis-florida-schools-higher-education-woke 
• Contorno, S. & Maher, K. (2023, Feb. 1). DeSantis proposes banning diversity and inclusion initiatives at Florida universities. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/politics/desantis-diversity-inclusion-florida-universities/index.html  
• Diep, F. (2023, Jan. 4). Fla. governor asked all public universities for spending data on diversity and critical race theory. The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/fla-governor-asked-all-public-universities-for-spending-data-on-diversity-and-critical-race-theory 
• Diep, F. & Pettit, E. (2023, Jan. 19). DeSantis asked Florida universities to detail their diversity spending. Here’s how they answered. The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/desantis-asked-florida-universities-to-detail-their-diversity-spending-heres-how-they-answered?cid2=gen_login_refresh&cid=gen_sign_in 
• Dobson, B. (2020, June 26). Board of Governors to assess diversity, inclusion efforts on campuses. Tallahassee Democrat. https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2020/06/26/board-governors-assess-diversity-inclusion-university-campuses/3262105001/ 
• Geggis, A. (2023, Jan. 13). Paul Renner requests emails about faculty hiring, discipline and curriculum at state’s higher ed institutions. Florida Politics. https://floridapolitics.com/archives/581137-paul-renner-requests-emails-about-faculty-hiring-discipline-and-curriculum-at-states-higher-ed-institutions/ 
• Izaguirre, A. (2023, Jan. 31). Florida Gov. DeSantis pushes ban on diversity programs in state colleges. PBS NewsHour. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/florida-gov-desantis-pushes-ban-on-diversity-programs-in-state-colleges 
• Labbate, M. (2024, Jan. 18). Florida Prohibits Public Funds for Diversity Initiatives at Public Universities. The Messenger. https://themessenger.com/politics/florida-prohibits-public-funds-for-diversity-initiatives-at-public-universities 
• Pettit, E. (2023, Jan. 3). A Florida university is quickly assembling a list of courses on diversity. Why? DeSantis asked. The Chronicle of Higher Education. https://www.chronicle.com/article/a-florida-university-is-quickly-assembling-a-list-of-courses-on-diversity-why-desantis-asked
• Varn, K. (2023, Jan. 4). DeSantis wants to know how much Florida colleges spend on ‘trendy ideology.’ Tallahassee Democrat. https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/04/desantis-scrutinizes-florida-university-college-diversity-program-funds/69778762007/ 
• Varn, K. (2023, Feb. 7). Florida universities were told to prioritize diversity plans. Now, DeSantis aims to gut them. Tallahassee Democrat. https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/education/2023/02/07/gov-ron-desantis-cuts-florida-campus-dei-programs-prioritized-in-2020-diversity-equity-inclusion/69869800007/

Gender and Women’s Studies

• Blest, P. (2023, Feb. 27). Florida republicans are terrified of gender studies majors. Vice. https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5vz3m/ron-desantis-florida-higher-education-bill-ban-gender-studies  
• Contorno, S. (2023, Feb. 25). Florida bill would ban gender studies and give Gov. Ron DeSantis more power over state universities. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/24/politics/ron-desantis-florida-universities-gender-studies/index.html