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University of Idaho disbands DEI offices, reallocates staff to broader student services before State Board deadline
Summary
President C. Scott Green told JFAC the university closed several DEI‑labeled offices at the end of 2024, reassigned staff to other roles (including an Executive Director of Tribal Relations) and said student support will be provided through programs such as Vandal Success and a new first‑generation student unit.
The University of Idaho told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee that it has closed several diversity, equity and inclusion offices and is reorganizing staff and services to operate under broader student support units.
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 LGBTQA office and the Women’s Center at the end of 2024, and that staff were reassigned or had job…
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