December 24, 2020 GMT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Former University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross never delivered written reports on how to increase campus diversity and improve the presidential search process even though he signed a $125,000 contract that required him to produce them.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported Thursday that Cross signed the three-month consulting contract after he resigned as president on June 30. The newspaper filed an open records request for the reports in October but university officials said no records existed because Cross delivered verbal recommendations only.
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System officials declined to elaborate on the recommendations. Regents President Andrew Petersen said the system did create a diversity scholarship for students based on Cross’ recommendations. Cross also recommended changes to the presidential search committee, Peterson said, but he didn’t elaborate. System spokesman Jack Jablonski called those recommendations “pe
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