The president of the Student Government Association seems pretty upset about this decision.
Campus Reform reports:
This university is shuttering its Office of Equity and InclusionPoint Park University’s (PPU) Student Government Association (SGA) announced on Mar. 7 that the school’s Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) will cease to exist at the end of the semester.”The mission of the Office for Equity and Inclusion is to wholeheartedly foster institutional equity, diversity, and inclusion by raising awareness and implementing strategies and tools to shift mindsets,” the OEI website reads in part.Student Government Association (SGA) President Dennis McDermott spoke with PPU’s student-run newspaper, The Globe, about the announcement.McDermott told the publication that he will “do everything in [his] power in [his] last semester here as president to make sure this doesn’t happen.”McDermott blamed the decision on university President Don Green, The Globe reported.However, Managing Director of University Marketing and Public Relations Lou Corsaro told The Globe that the office is being dissolved at the request of the office’s faculty members.“This isn’t Don making a decision unilaterally,” Corsaro said.Corsaro told Campus Reform, “None of the work the Office of Equity & Inclusion does is being eliminated.””The University is seeking to provide OEI’s services in the best and most efficient ways possible,” he continued. “Final plans for what that looks like are still being developed. Point Park University remains committed to engaging with all students on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion.”
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