UA Students Protest DEI Course, Citing State Law

0:00It's April 28th. From your city to your ears, this is Birmingham News today, powered by AI. A conservative student group at the University of Alabama is pushing back hard against the political science professor, pushing diversity, equity, and inclusion ideas in his class. The young Americans for Freedom chapter dropped a statement demanding the school review his materials, saying they clash with state law, banning DEI, programs at public universities. They zeroed in on Professor Terry Houston, who makes students read a book called The Racial Contract, and sticks the DEI statement right in his, syllabus. During class, he even dared the state government to come after him over the restrictions. This all stems from Alabama's Senate, Bill 129, which cracks down on DEI stuff and taxpayer funded schools. The group argues forcing this material kills viewpoint neutrality and shortchanges students on a balanced take of America's history. To AYF Chairman Caleb Elmore blasted it as straight up scandalous, urging the university

1:04to step up and keep classes honest and compliant. Folks are fired up, seeing it as a test of how far these bands will go on campus. So far, the University of Alabama hasn't weighed in publicly, leaving everyone watching to see if they'll audit the course or let it slide into the next semester.