CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- The Chancellor of the University of Illinois announced plans to make several changes to the university's leadership structure, including blending departments, restructuring and renaming the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and more.

Chancellor Charles Lee Isbell Jr. made the announcement via Massmail on Nov. 6. He said that as higher education changes, there's a need to position the U of I in a way to "seize opportunities" and "strategically address challenges."

"This reorganization will not reduce the workforce but rather clarify reporting lines to reduce the number of direct reports to the chancellor," he wrote. "I strongly believe this structure will benefit our faculty, staff, and students and give us a stronger found

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