America 250 demands a return to the founders’ dream for higher education

The article discusses the closure of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices at universities following Alabama's SB 129 law, which prohibits taxpayer funding for such offices. It critiques the evolution of the DEI movement from promoting opportunity to enforcing ideological agendas hostile to merit and free inquiry, while emphasizing the traditional mission of public universities to recruit talented students from underserved communities.