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This looks like an interesting handbook:
"Navigating a Complex Landscape to Foster Greater Faculty and Student
Diversity in Higher Education"
How can U.S. universities draw more women and underrepresented
minorities into science fields to boost economic and security
goals—while minimizing any unreasonable legal risks?
U.S. Supreme Court rulings in 2003 limited the role of race in
university admissions. Those rulings didn't address faculty recruitment,
though, and some state laws prohibit any consideration of race in
admissions or hiring.
Now, a first-of-its-kind handbook from the American Association for the
Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Association of American
Universities (AAU) offers in-depth, cross-referenced legal resources to
help promote effective diversity programs for science faculty and
students. Set for release on 28 April, the handbook outlines legally
sustainable ways to expand diversity on campuses, particularly within
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
Here's the table of contents:
Front Matter/Table of Contents
Volume I
1 - Preface and Project Overview (# of pages)
2 - Historical Context
3 - The Compelling Case for Diversity
4 - Key Definitions
5 - Race- and Gender-Neutral Alternatives
6 - Relevant State Laws: Voter Initiatives and Administrative Rules
7 - Legal Issues Associated with Student Diversity
8 - Legal Issues Associated with Faculty Diversity
9 - Availability of Broader Discretion When Justified
10 - Enforcement
Volume II: Appendix
1 - Relevant Constitutional, Statutory and Regulatory Authority
2 - Key Legal Opinions Involving Student Diversity
3 - Key Legal Opinions Involving Employment
4 - Diversity Considerations as They Relate to the First Amendments
and Academic Freedom
5 - Additional Resource Materials
6 - Government, Diversity-Related, Journal, Media, and Other
Websites
7 - Policy Papers, Op Ed Process, and Miscellaneous Publications
8 - Professional Associations that Facilitate Recruitment in STEM
Disciplines, and Sample Institutional Outreach Plan Form
9 - Testimonials from U.S. Leaders in Support of Diversity on STEM
Fields
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-04/aaft-idi042310.php
Len Adams
Health Promotion Specialist
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Dept.
3629 South D Street, MS:315
Tacoma, WA 98418-6813
253 798-6129
Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There
are no exceptions to this rule.
- Stephen King
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