LINCOLN- Several University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Nebraska at Omaha students expressed concerns Monday about a pair of bills that aim to reshape higher education in the state. “Our university system should be something we invest in,” said UNL student Carter Grier, representing the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska. “Not something we undermine.”

College students, faculty, and some university officials testified against Legislative Bills 551 and 552 during an afternoon hearing of the Education Committee. The proposed legislation, filed by State Sen. Loren Lippincott of Central City, would ban diversity, equity, and inclusion offices (LB 552) and dismantle tenure for faculty members (LB 551). Tenure provides a layer of protection for college faculty members from being dismissed and is often seen as a safeguard of academic freedom.

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