University of Alabama Discontinues Diversity Magazines

The University of Alabama is discontinuing two student magazines, Alice Magazine and Nineteen Fifty-Six, due to potential conflicts with federal funding related to diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. The decision follows guidance from the Federal Department of Justice, which issued a memo in July regarding unlawful discrimination for recipients of federal funding. The editor-in-chiefs of both magazines, Gabrielle Gunter and Kendal Wright, expressed their heartbreak, emphasizing the importance of these platforms for discussing issues affecting women and marginalized peoples. The move has sparked significant concern among students and staff, who view it as a form of censorship and question the future of student-led initiatives that focus on specific cultural or identity groups within the university system. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.