As part of a continuing debate about combining multiple educational programs into one ethnic studies department, faculty are holding a free, public meeting Wednesday April 30, according to a Tuesday release.
The first meeting, “Ethnic Studies at UW-Madison: Past, Present and Future,” is scheduled for April 30 at the Pyle Center from 7 to 9 p.m. Refreshments will be available at 6:30 p.m. during a meet-and-greet.
Ethnic studies would include the department of Afro-American studies, the American Indian studies program, the Asian American studies program and the Chicana/o and Latina/o studies program. The programs’ four chairs and directors have begun preliminary discussions of the merger.
College of Letters & Science Associate Dean Maria Cancian said in the release the college “fundamentally believes” in faculty and staff leading discussions of collaboration and will “ensure the needs of students, faculty and staff affected by any change would be addressed.”
