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On UW-Madison’s 2015 Diversity Implementation Plan

Posted on October 24, 2015 by W. Lee Hansen

The two essays that follow present my analysis of the 2015 report on Madison’s Diversity Implementation Plan. The essay immediately below, not previously printed, points out the plan’s additional deficiencies. The earlier and related essay, published previously in the Badger … Continue reading →

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Letter to the editor: Current diversity plan just another dead-end

Posted on April 21, 2015 by W. Lee Hansen

Apr 21, 2015 The Badger Herald “You’ve told us about the 18 initiatives and the 40 or so metrics in the diversity and inclusion implementation plan. What should I tell my colleagues about how to focus our individual and group … Continue reading →

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Madness in Madison: The University of Wisconsin’s latest diversity plan calls for “equity” in high-demand majors and the distribution of grades

Posted on July 16, 2014 by W. Lee Hansen

July 16, 2014 The John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy Many American colleges and universities are in the thrall of “diversity,” but none more so than my institution, the University of Wisconsin. This spring, the university adopted a … Continue reading →

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Why the Rush to Endorse the New Diversity Plan?

Posted on May 3, 2014 by W. Lee Hansen

May 3, 2014 Submitted to The Daily Cardinal What accounts for the “rush” to vote at Monday’s Faculty Senate meeting to approve a new UW-Madison diversity plan, FORWARD TOGETHER, developed by the Provost-appointed Ad Hoc Diversity Planning Committee? The effects … Continue reading →

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On UW-Madison’s 2015 Diversity Implementation Plan

Letter to the editor: Current diversity plan just another dead-end

Why the Rush to Endorse the New Diversity Plan?

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