Augie diversity VP to take job at Univ. of Wisconsin

The first vice president of diversity and inclusion for Rock Island’s Augustana College, Smith will become the Associate Vice President for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for the University of Wisconsin system.

In that role, she will oversee the chief diversity officers from each of the 13 Wisconsin branch campuses (totaling nearly 161,000 students, compared to Augustana’s 2,349 students this past year).

UW System president Jay Rothman introduced Smith in a recent email to members of the Board of Regents and Chancellors, hailing her record of “accomplishment in the development and implementation of inclusive and supportive learning and working environments.”...