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MADISON, WI (WSAU) – The Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement (DDEEA) at UW-Madison is stepping down from his role as the university has begun to look into the division’s finances.
Dr. LaVar Charleston, who oversaw the division for the last three years, is set to step down and return to his prior position as a clinical professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, according to Channel 3000.
Until a temporary director is found, Provost Charles Isabel will operate as the division’s director. Concerns about financial operations and financial evaluation were identified by UW-Madison as part of an ongoing review of DDEEA’s finances that said in a statement that the department has been making poor “fiscal judgments.” At this moment, the university’s leadership believes that the removal of Charleston will not result in any criminal charges.
“On Jan. 7, the unit’s leadership was notified that fiscal authority of DDEEA would be shifting to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration,” according to a statement from UW-Madison. “Events, programs, and services in DDEEA will continue under Isbell’s leadership and the existing senior DDEEA leadership team, and there should be no direct impact on students in DDEEA programs.”
Under the chancellor, the provost is the university’s second-highest-ranked official and principal academic officer. On August 1 of last year, Isbell took over the position, replacing Karl Scholz, who left to become the University of Oregon’s president.
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