UW Oshkosh chancellor says Universities of Wisconsin system didn`t sell out students of color for $800M


UW Oshkosh chancellor says Universities of Wisconsin system didn`t sell out students of color for $800M


OSHKOSH - At least one administrator doesn’t think the Universities of Wisconsin system has “sold out” its students of color.

Even after the Board of Regents accepted a deal that restructured 43 diversity positions, UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt believes the campuses are still catering to all of their diverse student groups.

Leavitt made the comments three months after the GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature freed up $800 million for employee pay raises and building projects in exchange for the UW system restructuring dozens of staff into positions serving “all students.”

“It’s about outcomes, and so what we need to do is continue to strive to increase the number of people of color and other diverse groups in terms of graduation rate, and that’s something we’re focused on,” Leavitt told the Northwestern...

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