15 May 2025
Dear President Rothman, UW System Chancellors, and UW System Board of Regents,
Recently, three different judges in three different federal courts halted the actions by the U.S. Department of Education to stifle and shutter efforts in schools, colleges and universities to advance educational opportunity for all students through inclusive curriculum and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
On Feb. 14, 2025, the department issued a Dear Colleague letter that threatened to revoke federal funding for any school or college that engaged in certain DEI efforts, which the department did