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UW educators voice support for critical race theory as new bill seeks to ban it

In a Wednesday informational hearing for the Senate Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, legislators listened to UW System faculty and administrators share their perspectives on the issue. Frank King Jr., a UW-Platteville ethnic studies professor and executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion; Javier Tapia, a professor of educational policy and community studies at UW-Milwaukee; and John Zumbrunnen, UW-Madison’s vice provost for teaching and learning, gave remarks.