Republicans open to deeper cuts at UW System related to diversity efforts
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The proposed budget cut is the latest escalation in a clash between Republicans and the UW System over campus diversity offices.
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.
Wisconsin Republicans appear poised to cut funding for the University of Wisconsin system.The vote follows intense debate over the school system's spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives."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
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos had called for the UW System to cut all DEI positions last month, claiming the offices have contributed to racial divides.