The office will be renamed the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Access, Civil Rights, and Community, according to the email. Its projects include “Antiracism Initiatives” and DEI awards for faculty and staff, as well as student training workshops on “racial justice,” “LGBTQ+” support, and an “Undocumented Student Ally Training.”
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Pull any federal funding immediately.
Yep, don’t reduce, just change the terminology to hide it. Call it anything you want, it is still a waste.