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Call For Proposals:

"Facing the Divides: Diversity, Learning, and Pathways to Inclusive Excellence"

October 21-23, 2010

Houston, Texas
Deadline for proposals: March 15, 2010.

 

Facing the Divides: Diversity, Learning, and Pathways to Inclusive Excellence will focus on the creative ways in which colleges and universities are building these bridges and investing in the kind of learning that matters for our shared futures.

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Recent Publications

Diversity and Democracy  

Diversity & Democracy
At the crossroads of local and global pluralism, of democracy and demography, lie the intersecting paths of immigration and higher education. This issue of Diversity & Democracy examines the educational needs of the expanding immigrant population and the educational benefits of exploring immigration in the classroom.

On Campus with Women  

On Campus with Women
The current issue of OCWW examines the climate for women at community colleges, asking what these institutions can do to further support gender equity and what higher education can learn from their example.

More Reasons for Hope  

More Reasons for Hope: Diversity Matters in Higher Education
Honoring the late Edgar Beckham and his profound influence on higher education, More Reasons for Hope examines the trends in diversity education since an earlier AAC&U monograph published a decade ago called Reasons for Hope. The monograph features a major address by Edgar Beckham that identifies intellectual, structural, and political challenges that need to be addressed in the next generation of diversity work. It charts progress and setbacks and includes more than thirty current exemplary campus diversity programs, policies, and practices from across the country.

A Measure of Equity  

A Measure of Equity: Women's Progress in Higher Education
This publication presents presents the only current comprehensive overview of data on women’s status in higher education. It documents areas of progress and identifies needed action to move even further down the path towards equity for women in higher education. This publication details specific areas of concern and actions that would advance gender equity in colleges and universities. The research examines women’s access to college, areas of study in undergraduate and post-graduate work, and women’s status as faculty, administrators, and college presidents.

About DiversityWeb

Welcome to DiversityWeb. This site is designed to provide a comprehensive compendium of campus practices and resources for campus practitioners seeking to place diversity at the center of the academy's educational and societal mission. DiversityWeb provides email updates of our postings and content. Email Chris Burke at burke@aacu.org if you would like to receive these updates.

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