The University of Wisconsin, Madison, has initiated a “leadership change” in its Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement due to financial concerns.
The school announced in a news release that LaVar Charleston “will leave his role as vice chancellor and return to his backup appointment as a clinical professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis in the School of Education.”
According to school officials, Charleston’s removal from his position came about after “an ongoing internal review of DDEEA’s finances has revealed areas of concern about financial operations and fiscal judgments in the division.”
Provost Charles Isbell “will serve as acting director” of the school’s DEI department. Isbell will serve in this position “until an interim director is appointed,” the school stated.