A woman claims she was forced to resign from her position as head of the diversity office at the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire because she is white.
Rochelle Hoffman, 36, has filed a civil lawsuit against the university on racial discrimination claims. She is seeking compensation for loss of wages as well as “psychological injury, emotional distress, loss of reputation, career damage, and attorney fees and costs.”
The Daily Mail reports that Hoffman was recently promoted as the interim director of the university’s Multicultural Student Services office before she was forced to resign because of her race.
Minority students and faculty reportedly complained about Hoffman’s appointment to the role because she is white, and expressed concerns to former Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Student Affairs, Olga Diaz.
[I’ll bet she was thrilled to death right up to when she became a victim of the job she was thrilled to death about. These characters never see it coming. “But I didn’t know they meant ME!!!” ~ Beege]
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