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On UW-Madison’s 2015 Diversity Implementation Plan
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
Posted in Preferrential Admissions
Tagged affect, change, diversity, effect, equity, grade, inclusion, Inclusive Excellence, R.E.E.L. Change, UW-Madison
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Why Act 55’s changes don’t make sense for UW
The UW-Madison Faculty Senate as well as the Board of Regents are grappling with the challenge of responding to the provisions of the Legislature’s Act 55. That legislation calls for wholesale change in policies that deal with tenure, post-tenure review, … Continue reading
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Tagged Act 55, Board of Regents, Faculty Senate, governor, knowledge, policy, PROFS, UW-Madison, Wisconsin Idea
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Wisconsin won’t admit it, but its new egalitarian policy leads to grading quotas
December 17, 2014 The John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy In July, I wrote about the pressure that University of Wisconsin officials have been exerting on the faculty for greater “equity” on campus. My “Madness in Madison” essay … Continue reading
Letter to the editor: New campus Diversity Plan is deeply flawed
May 1, 2014 The Badger Herald What is the meaning of “diversity” and “Inclusive Excellence” in the new Diversity Plan that will be voted on at next Monday’s Faculty Senate meeting? This plan offers a radically different and much expanded … Continue reading
Posted in Forward Together
Tagged American Association of Colleges and Universities, Board of Regents, cultural, definition, difference, diversity, ethnic, evaluation, faculty, Faculty Senate, framework, gender, high school, identity, implication, Inclusive Excellence, intellectual, language, learning style, life experience, minority, orientation, personality, physical, pipeline, Plan 2008, political, problem, question, race, rationale, religious, sex, socio-economic, University of Wisconsin, UW-Madison, vote
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W. Lee Hansen: Broader definition of diversity won’t help UW
May 1, 2014 Wisconsin State Journal UW-Madison’s curious new diversity plan is finally available more than a year after its scheduled completion. Its title is a mouthful: “Forward Together: A Framework for Diversity and Inclusive Excellence: Goals and Recommendations.” The … Continue reading
Posted in Forward Together
Tagged ability, academic, ACT, brainchild, cultural, definition, difference, diversity, ethnic, Forward Together, gender, goal, identity, Inclusive Excellence, political, racial, recommendation, religious, SAT, sexual orientation, socio-economic, think tank, transparency, UW-Madison, white privilege
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Letter to the Editor: Is labeling “targeted” minority students discriminatory?
April 08, 2014 The Daily Cardinal The recently approved Regent Policy Document 14-6, “Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation,” raises troubling questions as UW-Madison formulates its new minority plan, “Forward Together: UW Madison’s Framework for Diversity and Exclusive Excellence.” The focus of … Continue reading →