Do anti-Woke and anti-DEI Collegiate Policies Apply to the Athletic Departments at Predominantly White Institutions?

LaToya R Jefferson-James
3 min readApr 19, 2024

This will be my shortest post ever.

So far, with the anti-woke/anti-DEI political rhetoric being turned into legislative actions that affect the landscape of higher education, I have a question: do anti-woke and anti-DEI collegiate policies apply to the athletic department?

Below is a picture of the Vermont State University football team. Look at the racial composition. Four of the 17 for this starting lineup…

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LaToya R Jefferson-James

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