The vice chairman of the board that oversees the University of Minnesota system said Monday he was just posing the question when he asked whether increased diversity on the Morris campus was holding down enrollment.
At the public meeting of the Board of Regents last week, Vice Chairman Steve Sviggum asked acting Morris Chancellor Janet Schrunk Ericksen, whether it was "possible at all from a marketing standpoint" that the campus had become "too diverse."
His question prompted backlash, including calls for his resignation from the volunteer position.
