Bakersfield College and the California community college system reached a settlement with professor Daymon Johnson, whose lawsuit challenged DEI and accessibility requirements for faculty teaching and scholarship. Under the agreement, the college cannot require Johnson to apply DEIA principles in his teaching or scholarship, though it can require mandatory DEI training as part of his faculty screening committee role. The settlement also includes $150,000 for Johnson’s lawyer fees. While the deal applies to Johnson only, it signals ongoing legal friction between system DEIA competency expectations and First Amendment concerns. Other instructors may still face DEIA implementation requirements as districts monitor compliance and evaluate training enforcement.