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UC Riverside may soon need a new chancellor, and with the expiration of an appointed regent’s term, this is a good opportunity to address the serious lack of diversity at the chancellor and regent levels. Gov. Gray Davis and UC President Richard Atkinson should keep this in mind while making their respective new appointments.

While Proposition 209 prohibits the consideration of race in hiring, there are ways the university can proactively seek out qualified minority candidates for the position without breaking the law. A Latino chancellor would send a message to the state and minority populations that in the post-affirmative action era, the UC values diversity enough to encourage it among its top administrative positions. Currently, only two out of 18 appointed regents are Latino; and nine out of 10 chancellors are white.

The demographics surrounding Riverside logically favor the appointment of a Latino chancellor. Latinos make up 22 percent of students at UCR and account for over 50 percent of the population around Riverside. Appointing a Latino wouldn’t necessarily be because of race, but because a Latino can offer first-hand knowledge about other Latinos – the largest minority in California – more so than anyone else could. This would most accurately and responsibly represent California; it is not an issue of politics, it is one of representation.

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