Wisconsin Regents Reject GOP Pay Raise Deal Tied to Defunding Diversity Programs

On Saturday, the Universities of Wisconsin (UW) Board of Regents narrowly rejected a compromise proposal with Republicans in the state legislature that would have allowed an already-approved increase in staff salaries throughout the university system, but which would have done so at the expense of support for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The deal, which had been brokered between…

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