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University of Idaho reorganizes diversity offices after State Board resolution; services moved under Dean of Students
Summary
Following a State Board of Education resolution, University of Idaho leaders told JFAC they dissolved several campus DEI‑branded offices and reassigned staff to new roles under student services, retaining a tribal relations post and first‑generation and success programs for students.
University of Idaho officials told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Jan. 27 that, in response to a State Board of Education decision, the university has reorganized or dissolved multiple diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)‑branded offices and reassigned staff to other student support roles.
President C. Scott Green said the university closed the Office of Equity and Diversity, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Black/African‑American Cultural Center, the LGBTQIA office and the Women’s Center; the Chief Diversity Officer…
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