UWEC: We will comply with the executive order [AND] support students/faculty/staff!

The Chancellor of UWEC (James Schmidt) wrote in his blog last night addressing the executive order that has been and will continue to suspend entry of individuals from seven "banned" countries.

In doing so, he completely contradicted himself when he said "...we continue to review the executive order and its implications. While we will comply with federal regulations, we will do all we can to support any students, faculty, or staff who may be affected in the weeks to come." BASICALLY, what the chancellor is saying is that they will uphold systematic and institutional racism but wants to look like he actually cares about how they look when they do it. Hence why the move to "continue to review" the executive order. By saying that the university will comply with federal regulations, they are saying that their students, faculty, and staff do not matter to this university. They are saying that they (the University) do not want to take any action to deny federal regulation for the sake of people's livelihood. Systematic and institutional racism at its best.

Ironically enough, of this was addressed in the same blog that talks about initiatives towards Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity. ANYONE with a basic understanding of EDI would know that the executive order directly works against what EDI stands for (aka NOT a racist, fascist regime in which the executive order upholds).

Not to mention, UWEC has yet to come out with a public statement about students who fall under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which allows certain undocumented immigrants to the United States who entered as children to defer deportation. Universities across the nation have come out and made statements telling students who are under the DACA program to refrain from studying abroad in fear that they may not be able to get back into the United States.

I have yet to see UWEC do anything that does not benefit themselves; I am waiting for them to come out with a statement in solidarity with their students, faculty, and staff of marginalized identities. UWEC does not make a single move towards institutional policy unless it directly benefits them. This is what critical race theorists call interest convergence.

Hey UWEC. You're being contradictory. Why don't you start taking into consideration anyone else...OTHER than your own well-being? Isn't that what you're supposed to be teaching us?

P.S. Make UWEC a sanctuary school. You preach anti-racism so much, but I don't see anything to prove it yet.