Parents push back on American colleges promoting DEI initiatives: 'DEI is dangerous'

Some 40 percent of the University of Washington's faculty recently rejected compliance in signing DEI statements. Here's how parents of college students can address DEI and other issues.

Students who hold even moderate viewpoints are often afraid to express themselves on campus today, one professor says. "I suspect most parents don’t understand what’s happening here." "DEI is dangerous … and many parents don’t discover this destructive agenda until it’s too late." "Look for … professional educators and stick with them." "Don't think you're going to be able to assert yourself in that moment. You have to know the context." Elizabeth Economou is a contributing lifestyle reporter for Fox News Digital. 

Some say it also promotes a culture of fear and intimidation.

In the city of Seattle, for example, roughly 40 percent of the University of Washington's faculty recently rejected — or abstained from voting on — a measure that would have required faculty members seeking advancement to provide a statement demonstrating their support of DEI.