Republican Lawmakers Threaten Funding at University of Wisconsin Over DEI Policies
“I hope we have the ability to eliminate that spending. The university should have already chosen to redirect it to something that is more productive and more broadly supported”
The most astounding thing about this article is what the University of Wisconsin reportedly spends on diversity staffers.
The Associated Press reports:
Republicans to cut University of Wisconsin budget in ongoing fight over diversity and inclusion
Republican state lawmakers were poised Tuesday to cut funding for University of Wisconsin campuses as the GOP-controlled Legislature and school officials continue to clash over efforts to promote diversity and inclusion.
The vote comes just days after Republicans refused to fund the university’s top building project priority — a new engineering facility on the flagship Madison campus.
Tensions between Republicans who control the Legislature and the state’s university system are nothing new. But the fight this year centers on issues of free speech and UW’s work to advance diversity and racial equity.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, the state’s top Republican, said ahead of a meeting of the budget-writing committee on Tuesday that he wants it to cut all funding the university system would use for diversity initiatives. He estimated the cuts would total $32 million.
“I hope we have the ability to eliminate that spending. The university should have already chosen to redirect it to something that is more productive and more broadly supported,” Vos told The Associated Press.
UW spokesperson Mark Pitsch said salaries for current system employees specifically tasked with working on diversity, equity and inclusion amount to roughly $15.6 million annually. That number does not include funding for diversity events or other initiatives.
Vos has previously called campus diversity offices a waste of taxpayer money and said they further racial divides. Meanwhile, UW System President Jay Rothman hired a new chief diversity officer with an annual salary of $225,000 who began work on Monday. He did not publicize the hiring at a UW Board of Regents meeting earlier this month.
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Race Hustlers gonna race hustle. It’s up to somebody to say NO, and not just no but YOU’RE FIRED.
That’s my vote. These diversity frauds need to start earning an honest living.
Seems UW Madison has plenty of money left over if they can waste it on that diversity stuff. They should easily be able to fund a new engineering building or whatever they want, they just have to want it enough to get rid some of the diversity garbage spending.
Problem is that only 15% of American blacks have an IQ of 100 and up. That has been the problem with Affirmative action. Those 15% will do well, assuming they get around their culture issues. At least so of that 15% will lack other traits need to succeed.