The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Thursday it will host a spring session for its traditionally annual fall Campus Diversity Forum Feb. 15.
The special session, announced by email to students Thursday, will continue discussion on the legal interpretation of race and ethnicity, as well as UW-Madison’s campus-wide diversity planning process, according to an email sent to students Thursday by Damon Williams, vice provost and chief diversity officer for the division of diversity, equity and educational achievement.
The forum’s keynote speaker will be President of Northern New Mexico College Nancy Barcelo, an expert on establishing a diverse population among students, staff and faculty at colleges and universities.
The forum will also feature an update on Fisher v. University of Texas-Austin, a case currently facing the U.S. Supreme Court, that will determine if universities can consider race as a factor in their admissions processes, as well as how the ruling could affect UW-Madison.
Participants should register for the event on the university’s Office of Human Resource Development’s website.
