EUGENE, Ore. —A University of Oregon administrator defended her decision to restructure the Office of Equity and Inclusion and demote three vice presidents.
The head of the office, Yvette Alex-Assensoh, held her first public meeting Wednesday on campus and answered questions from about 50 students, alumni and university employees.
The Register-Guard reports ( https://bit.ly/VRlGKN) additional town hall meetings are scheduled Thursday and Friday.
Alex-Assensoh says she’s changing the office structure to infuse diversity into the workings of the university.
A member of the Native American Student Union, Nadine Swartout, told her she feels the university no longer values the cultural differences Native Americans bring to campus.
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