UC Merced students protest layoffs, ‘reconstruction’ at campus DEI centers

UC Merced students protest layoffs, ‘reconstruction’ at campus DEI centers

Reading Time: 6 minutes MERCED, Calif. — A group of more than 50 UC Merced students and alumni protested against the layoffs of three campus leaders who led DEI programs on campus Tuesday.  They chanted words like “racist,” “justice,” and “rights” as they climbed three flights of stairs to the Chancellor’s office.  The three directors put on administrative leave Sept. 5, and subsequently laid off, oversaw the Calvin E. Bright Success Center and …