A former DEI employee at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire won her discrimination lawsuit against the school, earning her $265,000.
Rochelle Hoffman, who is white, sued the school after she became the interim director of the campus’s Multicultural Student Services office. That lawsuit, filed in 2023, detailed multiple instances of students saying Hoffman was not fit for a position serving students of color.
According to the complaint, one student allegedly asked Olga Diaz, the school’s former vice chancellor for equity, diversity, inclusion, and student affairs, “You hired a White woman as the interim director?”
Another student allegedly asked Diaz if “white staff” can do as well “within a space for people of color.”
Hoffman later felt compelled to resign as a result of the pressure and other staff questioning her “legitimacy,” the complaint says.
In a statement to Fox News after the settlement, Hoffman said, although she faced “unlawful discrimination” while serving in her DEI role, she is still “steadfast in my belief that high-quality, accessible education … is essential for all learners.”
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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