The Wasteful and Divisive Commitment to ‘diversity, Equity, and Inclusion’ at Ohio State

On December 6, Mark J. Perry of the American Enterprise Institute reported that the Ohio State University spends $13.4 million per annum on payroll for 132 so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion “diversicrats,” mostly making up the staff of the university’s Offices of Institutional Equity, and Diversity and Inclusion.

In his initial tweet, Perry points out that $13.4M would cover in-state tuition for 1,120 students. I respectfully submit that he is emphasizing the wrong point. As a student at Ohio State, I see firsthand the messages that Ohio State’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion endorses and promotes. Its payroll is a much …