(The Center Square) – Iowa’s three public universities are restructuring their diversity, equity and inclusion policies, in some cases shuttering offices and eliminating positions.
The University of Iowa will not fill five vacant positions as it realigns to focusing on two objectives, state and federal compliance requirements and accreditation requirements, President Barbara Wilson told the Board of Regents. A 20-member task force worked on the recommendations.
“We took a really hard look at what was essential for accreditation, for state and federal compliance and for the work that we have to do to ensure that we’re doing the kinds of things we need to do to support our education, research and health care,” Wilson said. “And we’ve really restructured the central office.”
Iowa State University is closing its vice president for DEI office in July, Wendy Wintersteen told the board. She established a 14-member focus group consisting of faculty, staff and
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