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Florida students to be surveyed for 'intellectual diversity'
UPDATE: A previous version of this story made the claim that Florida's college students would be required to register their political views with the state. This is incorrect, as Politifact notes: The law requires an annual assessment of “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” at public...
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation requiring students, faculty and staff at Florida's public universities and colleges to register their political views with the state as a way to encourage "intellectual diversity."
The state will require taxpayer-funded colleges and universities to issue surveys to determine "the extent to which competing ideas and perspectives are presented" on campus and whether students, faculty and staff "feel free to express [their] beliefs and viewpoints," although it's not clear what will be done with the poll results, reported the Tampa Bay Times.