diversity
Tim’s Tips: Admissions Is Just Part of the Diversity Puzzle
June 9, 2013 The Chronicle of Higher Education Admissions Is Just Part of the Diversity Puzzle By Ronald G. Shaiko I hope that as the courts continue to weigh the merits of affirmative-action cases, they consider the widely held importance of a diverse freshman class. But I hope, too, that judges and higher-education leaders alike [...]
Tim’s Tips: How Colleges Measure the Return on Diversity
June 9, 2013 The Chronicle of Higher Education How Colleges Measure the Return on Diversity By Ben Gose One would think the booming diversity industry in academe might lead to a surge in demand for consultants, to help colleges design strategies and deliver programming…. (Note: May require subscription.) http://chronicle.com/article/How-Colleges-Measure-the/139663/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Tim’s Tips: ‘Strategic Diversity Leadership’
‘Strategic Diversity Leadership’ Inside Higher Education April 26, 2013 – 3:00am By Scott Jaschik College and university leaders talk all the time about their commitment to diversity. And, on many campuses, students and faculty question the depth of that commitment. A new book, Strategic Diversity Leadership (Stylus) considers the steps colleges can take to transform [...]
Tim’s Tips: Dartmouth College Calls a Timeout After Student Protest Draws Hostile Reactions
April 24, 2013 The Chronicle of Higher Education Dartmouth College Calls a Timeout After Student Protest Draws Hostile Reactions By Ann Schnoebelen All undergraduate and graduate classes in the arts and sciences at Dartmouth College have been canceled for Wednesday after a student demonstration sparked a backlash that included violent online threats against the protesters. [...]
Tim’s Tips: Dartmouth Calls Off Classes to Discuss Diversity, Civility
Dartmouth Calls Off Classes to Discuss Diversity, Civility Inside Higher Education April 24, 2013 – 4:31am Dartmouth College has called off classes for today to discuss the college’s “commitment to fostering debate that promotes respect for individuals, civil and engaged discourse, and the value of diverse opinions.” A series of programs, featuring faculty members and [...]
Tim’s Tips: Remember the Canon Wars?
Remember the Canon Wars? Inside Higher Education April 11, 2013 – 10:50pm By Matt Reed For a brief spell in the 80’s and 90’s, higher education was consumed by the canon wars. For those too young to remember, the canon wars were some earnest and intense battles among people who couldn’t agree on which authors [...]
Tim’s Tips: Chimamanda Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story
Chimamanda Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story Posted on Apr 4th, 2013 in Featured, Lectures and Events, The Center on Diversity and Communty, The University of Oregon The Center on Diversity and Communty’s Lecture Series continues this Spring with a campus visit by acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Ms. Adichie is a MacArthur [...]
Tim’s Tips: Social Justice Not Just Another Term for “Diversity” by Paul C. Gorski
FEBRUARY 19, 2013 · 8:00 AM ACPA—Commission for Social Justice Educators Blog Social Justice: Not Just Another Term for “Diversity” by Paul C. Gorski I’m fascinated with the language of equity and diversity work, especially the words we use to describe the essence of what we do in service to that work. I’ve spent much of [...]
Tim’s Tips: George Will: Campus ‘diversity’ just censorship in disguise
GEORGE WILL: Campus ‘diversity’ just censorship in disguise December 3, 2012 12:00AM, In 2007, Keith John Sampson, a middle-aged student working his way through Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis as a janitor, was declared guilty of racial harassment. Without granting Sampson a hearing, the university administration — acting as prosecutor, judge and jury — convicted him [...]
Tim’s Tips: At UO, equity and inclusion is everyone’s work
GUEST VIEWPOINT: At UO, equity and inclusion is everyone’s work BY YVETTE ALEX-ASSENSOH December 2, 2012 12:00AM, Eugene Register Guard Midnight, Dec 2 I accepted a position at the University of Oregon this fall as the vice president overseeing what was formerly known as UO’s Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity — now the Office [...]
