# Kansas Universities Define DEI Boundaries Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/kansas-universities-define-dei-boundaries Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/kansas-universities-define-dei-boundaries.md Podcast: [Lawrence News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198) Published: 2026-06-17T21:49:08+00:00 Episode link: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/b4a6f07e-d8a1-4f2b-b70e-7de49e0f0000.mp3 Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/b4a6f07e-d8a1-4f2b-b70e-7de49e0f0000.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/episodes/kansas-universities-define-dei-boundaries Duration seconds: 133 ## Resource Kansas universities face new rules after the Board of Regents approved a policy defining DEI and CRT content—aimed at preventing mandatory courses from promoting preferential treatment based on race or gender. While critics argue the word “promotes” is too vague, the Regents stood firm, allowing DEI classes but barring them from required graduation courses unless waived. The policy, set to take effect before the 2026-27 school year, reflects a growing legislative push to balance academic freedom with state funding, sparking debate over how race, history, and civil rights will be taught in classrooms. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/7995e2aac4ecb5fa ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/episodes/kansas-universities-define-dei-boundaries/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/kansas-universities-define-dei-boundaries.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.