The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. José Felipe Alvergue, who chairs the English department, has been placed on leave.

Video posted by the UWEC College Republicans shows the aftermath of the incident. In it, you can see their literature, buttons, and other items are on the ground and the

Jim Schmidt is the fourth chancellor to either announce a departure or a retirement in the last year, and contributes to the years-long string of turnover of chancellors.

The University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire English Department chair has been placed on administrative leave after allegedly flipping the College Republicans' table on campus Tuesday.

UW-Eau Claire placed José Felipe Alvergue, who is being charged with disorderly conduct, on administrative leave.

UW-Eau Claire English Department chair José Felipe Alvergue has been placed on leave after allegedly flipping over a table set up by College Republicans on campus. The university is conducting an investigation into the matter.