The misnamed project of diversity, equity, and inclusion has certainly had a chilling effect on free expression on college campuses, but its price tag, both in dollars and work hours, is equally, if not more, scandalous.

A new report from the Goldwater Institute revealed that public universities in the United States have wasted an estimated $1.8 billion on DEI initiatives, providing a definitive picture of the extent to which these institutions have wasted taxpayer funds and the tuition paid by their students. At the same time, students have been forced to waste some 40 million hours on fulfilling mandatory DEI courses.