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Students, faculty and alumni press trustees on campus climate, mascot and divestment during public comment
Summary
Ten public commenters urged trustees to address disability discrimination, academic freedom, a new mascot, fossil-fuel divestment and antisemitism; trustees acknowledged the concerns and said staff follow up behind the scenes.
Ten members of the public addressed trustees during the meeting’s public comment period, raising a range of concerns about campus climate and university policy.
Nicholas Dale opened the public comment block alleging disability discrimination at the university and citing a recent Illinois statute that he said creates a minimum damages remedy for certain discrimination claims. Faculty member David Cisneros called for stronger protections for academic freedom, saying a tenured colleague had…
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