Matt Hartley - "DEI Criminal" - Incredible Educator Becomes Guiltless Victim of Culture War

Matt Hartley is an Interfaith expert and "DEI Criminal." He's an
educator and ordained minister, a dad, a cellist, a high school
running coach .... In other words, one of the good guys. Yet,
after 5 years leading the University of North Florida Interfaith
Center, Matt’s job was eliminated last year by draconian anti-DEI
(Diversity Equity and Inclusion) laws initiated by Gov Ron
DeSantis. To keep his interfaith work alive, Matt joined OneJax,
a local diversity organization supporting Interfaith work on
multiple campuses. In a 2023 New York Times article titled, What
It Is Like To Teach In The Crosshairs of Ron DeSantis, Matt said,
“When people think about diversity and inclusion, they generally
think of race, not faith. That is by design. The G.O.P. branding
gurus intentionally turned “woke” into a racist dog whistle.”
Matt now works independently. His website, Faith in Diversity,
features a weekly subscription newsletter and explores the
landscape of DEI, religious diversity, war and human
rights. 





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