Title: Special Committee to investigate allegations of racial discrimination at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse of 1982-1983 records
Inclusive Dates: 1975-1997

Creator:

• James Parker

Call Number: LAX Mss 2010/02

Physical Description: .94 c.f.(2 archives boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin La Crosse, Murphy Library, Special Collections

Archival Locations:

UW-La Crosse Murphy Library / La Crosse Area Research Ctr. (Map)

See the catalog entry for information on possible additional materials and shelf locations.

Abstract:

Records of the Special Committee to Investigate Allegations of Racial Discrimination at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse of 1982-1983 consist of materials relating to the development of the 1983 report "Report on the Investigation of Allegations of Racial Discrimination at UW-L" that responded to these allegations and proposed recommendations for the improvement of race relations on campus. Materials include correspondence between members of the faculty, administration, present and former student population, and on campus organizations, personal testimonies from administration, faculty, and students regarding the issues of racism on campus, meeting minutes for the Minority Affairs committee, the Special Committee to Investigate Allegations of Racial Discrimination at UW-L of 1982-1983, and the Institute for Minority Studies, and reports from the Special Committee to Investigate Allegations of Racial Discrimination at UW-L of 1982-1983, the Dean of Student Affairs, the University Minority Program Discussion Group, and the Office of Education Civil Rights Division Investigation. Also included are newspaper clippings from 1982 and 1983 that document the controversy on campus.

Language: English

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The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically.

Papers of the Special Committee to Investigate Allegations of Racial Discrimination at UW-L of 1982-1983 consist of materials relating to the development of the 1983 report that responds to these allegations and proposes recommendations for the improvement of race relations on campus. Materials include correspondence between members of the faculty, administration, present and former student population, and on campus organizations, personal testimonies from administration, faculty, and students regarding the issues of racism on campus, meeting minutes for the Minority Affairs committee, the Special Committee to Investigate Allegations of Racial Discrimination at UW-L of 1982-1983, and the Institute for Minority Studies, and reports from the Special Committee to Investigate Allegations of Racial Discrimination at UW-L of 1982-1983, the Dean of Student Affairs, the University Minority Program Discussion Group, and the Office of Education Civil Rights Division Investigation. Also included are newspaper clippings from 1982 and 1983 that document the controversy on campus.

The Special Committee to Investigate Allegations of Racial Discrimination at University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse (UW-L) of 1982-1983 was formed in October 1982 following a recommendation by the UW-L Student and Faculty Senates. The committee was created in response to the controversy over the selection of the homecoming court and which led to the eventual resignations of Dr. Lockett, Directory of Minority Affairs, and Ms. Jackson, Program Assistant. Three members of the committee were recommended by the Student Senate, three by the Faculty Senate, and three by the Chancellor. The Chancellor gave the Committee three tasks: to investigate the allegations of racial discrimination, to study the university’s response to such allegations, and to make recommendations for improving relations on campus.

After the Special Committee contacted the Office of Education Civil Rights Division, two investigations were conducted to look at specific complaints brought to the OCR concerning race discrimination. The conclusions and recommendations of the Special Committee’s final report were unanimously passed by the Committee and the Faculty Senate and by the Student Senate with two dissenting votes.

The recommendations for campus leaders and organizations were addressed three years later within the UW-L’s Minority Affairs Committee’s 1985 report. This report provides a summary of the responses to a survey that assesses the progress made on campus in regards to the problems and recommendations articulated in the Special Committee’s final report.

Acquisition Information

Donated by James Parker, March 2010.

	Series: I.
Box   1 Folder   1	Academic Skills Center and Upward Bound, Correspondence, 1980-1981
Box   1 Folder   2	Alumnus Newsletter, 1997
Box   1 Folder   3	Cheerleading Recruitment and Homecoming Selection, Correspondence and Application Forms 1980-1982
Box   1 Folder   4	Dean of student Affairs Reports and Response, 1982-1983
Box   1 Folder   5	Gretchen C. Lockett, Testimony and Correspondence, 1981-1985
Box   1 Folder   6	Indian Awareness Week, 1983
Box   1 Folder   7	Institute for Minority Studies, Appointment of New Instructor, Correspondence, 1980
Box   1 Folder   8	Institute for Minority Studies, Meeting Minutes, and Correspondence, 1979
Box   1 Folder   9	Minority Affairs Committee, General Correspondence and Notes, 1975-1985
Box   1 Folder   10	Minority Affairs Committee, Meeting Minutes and Correspondence, 1982
Box   1 Folder   11	Minority Affairs Committee, Report and Correspondence, 1985
Box   1 Folder   12	Newspaper Clippings, 1973-1985
Box   1 Folder   13	On Campus Housing and Academic Policies, Correspondence, 1981-1982
Box   1 Folder   14	Office of Education Civil Rights Division Investigation Report, 1982-1983
Box   1 Folder   15	Rolnick and Roskos Meeting with Chancellor Richards, 1983
	Special Committee to Investigate Allegations of Racial Discrimination at UW-L of 1982-1983Final Report
Box   2 Folder   1	Notes, 1982
Box   2 Folder   2	Partial Drafts, 1982-1983
Box   2 Folder   3	"Report on the Investigation of Allegations of Racial Discrimination at UW-L," 1983
Box   2 Folder   4	Meeting Minutes, 1982-1983
Box   2 Folder   5	Working Drafts and Notes, 1979-1985
Box   2 Folder   6	University Minority Program, Discussion Group Report, 1980
	Testimonies
Box   2 Folder   7	UW-L Administration, 1983
Box   2 Folder   8	UW-L Faculty, 1982-1983
Box   2 Folder   9	UW-L Students, 1982-1983
Box   2 Folder   10	William Pemberton and the Minority Affairs Committee Correspondence, 1982