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OSU Announces First Permanent Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer

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Oregon State University has announced its new Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer. 

Charlene Alexander begins June 30th.  She’s been at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana for 20 years.  She’s currently Associate Provost for Diversity and Director of the Office of Institutional Diversity.

Alexander says diversity pays off for students, both in campus communities and the workplace.

“Employers are looking for employees who can work with others, who are diverse, they understand diversity brings a level of creativity and problem-solving to any work environment," she tells KLCC.  

"So this is important for us at both an economical level, and certainly as a social issue as well.” 

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Angela Batista, OSU's Interim Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President, at a campus MLK event in January.

Alexander replaces Angela Batista, who’s been OSU’s interim Chief Diversity Officer for just over a year.

Minorities make up nearly 24 percent of OSU’s student body.  Roughly 12 percent are international students.

Brian Bull is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, and remains a contributor to the KLCC news department. He began working with KLCC in June 2016.   In his 27+ years as a public media journalist, he's worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (22 regional),  the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from  the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.
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