Portland State U Creating Chief Diversity Officer Position
“[T]he Office of Equity and Compliance will transition to a newly created Office of Equity, Compliance & Internal Audit”
They could lose funding over this but probably don’t care. This is Portland, after all.
The College Fix reports:
Amid DEI cuts nationwide, Portland State U. to create Chief Diversity Officer post
Portland State University recently announced it is creating a university-wide Chief Diversity Officer position, seemingly bucking the trend seen at other universities nationwide, which have scaled back controversial DEI programs.
PSU’s decision came roughly five months after President Donald Trump called on universities to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives or possibly lose federal funding.
But PSU, while appearing to shutter its DEI office, is in the process of some internal reshuffling.
“The portfolio of student support services currently existing within Global Diversity and Inclusion, including multicultural student services and student retention programs, will move to the Office of Academic Affairs,” President Ann Cudd wrote in a memo to the campus community.
“[T]he Office of Equity and Compliance will transition to a newly created Office of Equity, Compliance & Internal Audit,” Cudd wrote.
She also stated the “new, university-wide Chief Diversity Officer position will be created, reporting to the President’s Office and working with departments across campus.”
The changes did result in the elimination of the position of the vice president of Global Diversity & Inclusion at PSU, held by Ame Lambert, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
University spokesperson Katy Swordfisk said the changes are an effort to streamline student affairs by uniting different departments under one unit.
“As the higher education landscape continues to shift and PSU continues to face financial challenges, it is imperative that we streamline our operations in order to achieve the highest and most efficient service level to students from application to graduation,” she told The College Fix via email. “We will do that by uniting all of our student-facing services under a single unit: the Office of Academic Affairs.”
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I like that
now the gop has even more reason to do their job and relieve the burdened taxpayers and stop any tax funding of any educational entity
parents pay directly no more tax payers
They will play brave until the checks stop coming, then they will whine and give in.
Good for PSU. Glad someone has the stones to stand up to the bullying and overreach.