"It really says a lot about a campus that is able to elect a white executive." said diversity expert James Thomas.
"It's shown that, despite being descended from poor immigrants, white people have established themselves in Canada."
However, some commentators are questioning the motivation behind voting.
"All I'm saying is that some voters may have jumped at the opportunity to be the historic group of voters who elected an all white executive." said Ron Merlot, host of UPEI's Generic Politics Show.
"Most of us are not aware of Livingstone's stance of UPEI mandated healthcare."
"I'm really proud of UPEI." said Ralph Mandell.
"They saw that there were people who were disadvantaged and took a chance to fix this wrong. I remember when I heard about the results and I was quite shocked, three executive positions with whites. Even the US only elected a white VP and I thought that was incredible. Really, I think it's great that there are some whites who are really stepping up."
UPEI has also announced that it will be introducing more money into its English As A First Language (EFL) program to increase a deeper tolerance within campus.
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