It’s pretty clear that the left is not going to give up this agenda without a battle.
The College Fix reports:
Wisc. universities keep DEI positions despite GOP gutting budget by $32 millionUniversity of Wisconsin campus leaders have not cut diversity, equity and inclusion positions from their campuses despite losing $32 million in funding from the GOP-led state legislature earlier this summer in an effort to see such programs axed.However, system leaders are in the process of requesting a partial reimbursement to the tune of $15 million from the Wisconsin State Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee to fund non-DEI, workforce development-related positions, which state lawmakers left open as an option to recoup some of the cuts.“As requested by the legislature, we will present a compelling funding proposal to invest in high-demand programs that benefit our workforce so that Wisconsin can compete in the war for talent and move the state forward,” Mark Pitsch, UW System’s director of media relations, said via email to The College Fix.In early July, Gov. Tony Evers vetoed the Republican attempt to eliminate 188 UW System DEI jobs, but the $32 million in budget cuts remained in the budget, the Cap Times reported.“The budget includes a separate provision to pull out $32 million from the UW System budget, roughly the amount the UW System spends on DEI efforts, and require it be spent on efforts to bolster the state’s workforce,” the Times reported.According to Sean Nelson, the system’s vice president of finance and administration, it remains unclear if the Wisconsin legislature will support UW’s request focused on supporting engineering, data, science, and nursing programs, the Associated Press reported Aug. 22.At least one leading Republican opposes increasing funding until DEI programs are defunded.“We are not giving UW that money unless they work with us to eliminate all this racial preferences and all the things that are rampant on college campuses,” Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said to WISN-AM.
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