LINCOLN - Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts on Thursday rebuked UNL for its new racial equity plan and singled out Chancellor Ronnie Green for criticism. The comprehensive plan would examine everything from hiring to financial aid and from enrollment to classroom instruction. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln released the plan Wednesday.

Ricketts said the plan would inject critical race theory “into every corner of campus.”

“It will pit people against each other by conditioning everyone to see others through the lens of race rather than as individuals with unique strengths,” Ricketts said in a statement. “I urged Chancellor Green to avoid divisive policies,” the governor said. “Since then, Chancellor Green has misrepresented my position on it in conversations with university stakeholders. He has told people that I support it, and nothing could be further from the truth.”

Ricketts said Green called him Tuesday to advise him of the plan’s pending release. Green and the UNL administration declined to respond to Ricketts’ comments. University of Nebraska President Ted Carter also declined to comment.

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