An Update on the Office of Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion
A message from Chancellor Joanne Li, Ph.D., CFA.
- published: 2025/02/21
- contact: Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications
- email: unonews@unomaha.edu
University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Chancellor Joanne Li, Ph.D., CFA, shared the following message with faculty and staff:
Colleagues,
I want to begin by thanking you for the support you have shown one another in recent weeks as we monitor federal activity that touches our core teaching, learning, and research operations.
Recent federal actions have introduced uncertainty regarding funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. In response, earlier today, I informed the Office of Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion that we have closed the office, and its two staff positions have been eliminated.
My priority is to preserve the university and protect the integrity of our operations. We will continue to provide the resources and support needed for every Maverick to excel. UNO remains committed to a culture of respect, innovation, community engagement, and academic excellence that has made UNO a leading urban-metropolitan university.
Sincerely,
Joanne Li, Ph.D., CFA
Chancellor
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