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Utah universities are eliminating their diversity, equity and inclusion offices, moving away from cultural centers and redirecting their staff to serve schoolwide departments to assure compliance with the state’s new anti-DEI law. Weber State University is eliminating all of its cultural centers — for Black, Native, Hispanic, Asian, LGBTQ+, women and undocumented students, Brad Mortensen, president of the university told the Legislature’s Education Interim Committee. The school is repurposing all of those into a sole “Student Success and Engagement” program, though that name ...