Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Research and Resources: Oregon

In January 2023, State Rep. Boomer Wright, a Republican, introduced a bill that would prohibit public educational institutions in the state from discriminating against or favoring any individuals because they are part of a certain group. Colleges would be forbidden to spend public money on prohibited purposes, including providing advantages to some students based on their membership in a group. The bill would also prohibit colleges from compelling students to express beliefs that favor a group as "inherently superior.” That month, State Rep. Kim Wallan, a Republican, introduced HB 2475, an almost identical bill proposing the same measures.

A recent community meeting in the city of Bend, was disrupted by racist and homophobic slurs from critics of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.