In the fall of 2001, a group of dedicated people got together and created the Center on Diversity and Community. CoDaC invites you to join us in our year long tenth anniversary celebration.
Lawrence Bobo will present: “Postracial Dreams, American Realities: Does the Color Line Endure?”
January 19, 2012 7:00 pm at the Ford Alumni Center (Giustina Ballroom)
Dr. Bobo is the W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University; Department of Sociology and Department of African and African American Studies. His research focuses on the intersection of social inequality, politics, and race.
Dr. Bobo’s talk is part of a UO week of celebration honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Daryl Smith will present: “Diversity’s Promise: Building Capacity for a Pluralistic Society”
February 1, 2012 11:00 am in the Gerlinger Lounge
Dr. Smith is Professor of Education and Psychology, Claremont Graduate University; Her research interests center on diversity in higher education, evaluation and organizational change, college governance issues, women in academe, women’s colleges, institutional research, student affairs, and classroom teaching.
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Please mark your calendars for a very special event on April 26, 2012 in the EMU Ballroom! Details soon!
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Past events:
November 3, 2011 – CoDaC 10 year anniversary celebration kick-off event
Video of Dr. Steele’s Keynote Address is now available.
On November 3, 2011, Dr. Claude M. Steele, newly appointed Dean of the School of Education at Stanford University, will deliver the keynote address at the Tenth Anniversary celebration of the Center on Diversity and Community (CoDaC). Dr. Steele is the author of numerous ground-breaking works in the areas of social psychology and stereotype threat. His most recent work, Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do, received the following commentary from the Harvard Educational Review, “The findings presented in this book unearth the powerful and prevalent ways in which group identity affects us all and demonstrate the need to acknowledge this fact: we need to be “identity conscious” if we are going to improve race relations across our society.” We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Steele to campus and hope you will be able to join the celebration!
Dr. Steele’s keynote address — “Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do” — is scheduled from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in the EMU Ballroom. The following morning, Dr. Steele will open a day-long symposium, Inclusive Excellence in Higher Education, featuring some of the key leaders and scholars in creating more inclusive, equitable, and accessible campuses. Our invited guests include:
Gibor Basri is Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion at UC Berkeley, as well as Professor of Astrophysics. He has an extensive background working on diversity and outreach issues in higher education and in leading campus diversity initiatives.
Mitchell J. Chang is Professor of Higher Education & Organizational Change at UCLA and the co-author of an influential report issued by the AAC&U titled, Making Diversity Work on Campus: A Research-Based Perspective. He has published widely on the subject of diversification efforts within higher education.
Caroline Turner is Professor, Doctorate in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies California State University, Sacramento and Lincoln Professor Emerita, Ethics & Higher Education at Arizona State University. She is the author of the AAC&U report, Diversifying the Faculty, among many other publications on the subject. Dr. Turner is widely recognized as a leading expert on the successful hiring and retention of a diverse faculty.
It is a special event when the University of Oregon is visited by scholars of such renown and we are proud to bring them for CoDaC’s 10th anniversary celebration!
If you should have questions, please contact Dr. Mia Tuan