Members of local Native American, Hispanic and African-American communities feel blindsided by a change-up in the University of Oregon’s former Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, The Register-Guard reported today.@@checked link@@
The UO is severing ties with three assistant vice presidents — Emilio Hernandez, Carla Gary and Tom Ball@@checked names@@ — who were tasked with promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. Instead, that job will be “distributed throughout the university rather than being the sole responsibility of one person.”
Now, Oregon tribes are demanding a meeting with UO President Michael Gottfredson. The Register-Guard’s Diane Dietz@@checked name@@ paints the quiet Gottfredson’s relationship with the tribes in stark contrast to his predecessors.
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