Nationally known affirmative action opponent Ward Connerly brought his message to Wisconsin today: that the era of affirmative action is over and that attacking economic disparities would be a better way of bringing racial equality.
Connerly, a former member of the University of California Board of Regents, was brought to Madison by former University of Wisconsin Regent Fred Mohs – a fellow affirmative action foe – to speak tonight to a Special Legislative Committee on Affirmative Action considering changes in state policy.