After UW-Madison demotes top diversity official, legislators are split on a DEI financial crackdown
By Sreejita Patra | Jan. 28Reactions to Dr. LaVar Charleston’s removal tow party lines as politicians look to state DEI audits for answers.
Sreejita Patra is a senior staff writer and the former summer ad sales manager for The Daily Cardinal. She has written for breaking news, campus news and arts and has done extensive reporting on the 2024 presidential race. She also covered the Oregon Village Board for the Oregon Observer.
Reactions to Dr. LaVar Charleston’s removal tow party lines as politicians look to state DEI audits for answers.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison removed Dr. LaVar Charleston from his position as chief diversity officer due to “concern” about Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement “financial operations and fiscal judgment.”
This week host Oliver Gerharz speaks to Daily Cardinal Senior Staff Writer Sreejita Patra about her story “‘We’re the dark horses': Wisconsin Indian Americans divided on election as political representation grows” in a discussion about the long-term voting habits of Indian Americans and the sudden changes felt within this voting bloc in the last presidential election.
Indian American Wisconsinites remain conflicted about Donald Trump’s reelection and party affiliation as the community’s political presence grows.
Aaron Vieth will investigate Students For Justice in Palestine for violating Expressive Activity policy during their Dec. 5 protest at Gordon Dining & Event Center on behalf of the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards.
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Students reported lines of about two hours, and early voters at campus polling locations comprised nearly a fifth of in-person absentee ballots cast in Madison.
In an interview with The Daily Cardinal, “The West Wing” actor Bradley Whitford talked post-2000s politics and encouraged voter turnout for the Harris-Walz campaign.
Madison native Bradley Whitford was joined by castmates Martin Sheen, Richard Schiff and Mary McCormack for a morning of canvassing before holding a rally at the Barrymore Theatre.
Students for Justice in Palestine hosted a rally on Bascom Hill Monday. They were met with pro-Israel demonstrators who shouted obscenities and said SJP lacked sensitivity for protesting on Oct. 7.
Whiteboard with notes for sexual assault survivors at UHS's April 2024 Connect & Reflect Discovery Building exhibit.