Defend Diversity at UT-Knoxville: Veto SB1912

The Legislature passed SB1912/HB2248 that removes funding from the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.  Sign this petition that we will deliver to Governor Haslam asking him to veto the bill.

Governor Haslam, we call on you to veto SB1912/HB2248 and protect the University of Tennessee-Knoxville's Office for Diversity and Inclusion.  The office plays a vital role in making the university competitive for the best students, faculty, and staff and it makes campus life welcoming for all.  Thank you for considering our views.

Who's signing

William McLemore
John Robinson
Sara Bolton
Gerry VanBeek
Pat Grizzel
Michael Nance
Elizabeth Miranti
Terry Tripp
Karen Hardin
Adam Belcher
Jocelyn Randolph
Julie Keitges
Lani Clark
2,097 SIGNATURES
2,500 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Dana McLemore
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-04-26 15:24:06 -0500
    Sign the petition: Defend Diversity at UT-Knoxville: Veto SB1912
  • William McLemore
    signed via 2016-04-26 15:23:36 -0500
  • John Robinson
    signed via 2016-04-26 15:22:57 -0500
  • Ellen Armour
    signed 2016-04-26 15:22:45 -0500
  • Sara Bolton
    signed via 2016-04-26 15:09:17 -0500
  • Gerry VanBeek
    signed via 2016-04-26 15:07:16 -0500
  • Brett Withers
    signed 2016-04-26 15:03:20 -0500
  • Pat Grizzel
    signed 2016-04-26 15:02:10 -0500
  • Nancy Mott
    signed 2016-04-26 15:01:17 -0500
  • Patti Kemper
    signed via 2016-04-26 14:59:39 -0500
    How dare you decide what an ADULT can learn at college. How dare you decide what a College can or cannot say. It is bad enough you try to control what is taught to younger children. or what can or cannot be said in lower grades. but these are ADULTS.


    I would suggest you study History.. Mao, Marx, Lenin, Kin Jong-un, Castro, Gaddafi…
  • Dillon Dolby
    signed via 2016-04-26 14:56:31 -0500
  • Amberly Kelley-Dotson
    signed 2016-04-26 14:43:38 -0500
  • Michael Nance
    signed via 2016-04-26 14:41:47 -0500
  • Elizabeth Miranti
    signed via 2016-04-26 14:28:28 -0500
    Is Tennessee on a race to the bottom with Mississippi and North Carolina? The whole country notices when you discourage diversity, and block free speech and civil rights. Do you want a competitive school or a scrape the bottom of the barrel school?
  • Anna Masson
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-04-26 14:25:44 -0500
    It only takes 5 secs, but the impact could be huge! Sign the petition: Defend Diversity at UT-Knoxville: Veto SB1912
  • Anna Masson
    signed 2016-04-26 14:24:35 -0500
    Anna Masson, NIC
  • Brian Inzer
    signed via 2016-04-26 14:20:35 -0500
    DON’T BE A DICK
  • Katherine Gerlaugh
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-04-26 14:18:18 -0500
    Sign the petition: Defend Diversity at UT-Knoxville: Veto SB1912
  • Katherine Gerlaugh
    signed 2016-04-26 14:17:38 -0500
  • Terry Tripp
    signed via 2016-04-26 14:09:41 -0500
  • Lauren Green
    signed via 2016-04-26 13:50:26 -0500
  • Karen Hardin
    signed 2016-04-26 13:48:11 -0500
  • Adam Belcher
    signed via 2016-04-26 13:41:47 -0500
  • Mary Royal
    signed via 2016-04-26 13:28:06 -0500
  • Samuel Mortimer
    signed via 2016-04-26 12:57:10 -0500
    Samuel Mortimer
  • Alyssa Merka
    signed 2016-04-26 12:52:29 -0500
  • Jocelyn Randolph
    signed via 2016-04-26 12:47:02 -0500
  • Julie Keitges
    signed via 2016-04-26 12:46:36 -0500
  • Seymone Porter
    signed 2016-04-26 12:43:49 -0500
  • Lani Clark
    signed via 2016-04-26 12:39:33 -0500

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