Universities are turning to rebranding to preserve diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs despite laws barring them, according to The New York Times. A dozen states have passed laws barring public universities from using taxpayer funding for DEI programs, including Idaho, Indiana, Texas and more recently, Florida, according to the Times. In response, many schools have done away with the programs entirely, but others have taken to rebranding the departments to circumvent efforts to ban DEI on campus. The University of Tennessee announced in November that it would be renaming its DEI off…