The American Cultures Center, the Institute for the Study of Social Change, and the Free Speech Movement Café Educational Programs present:
DIVERSITY MATTERS
(STILL)
Landscaping Diversity at UC Berkeley Over the Past 20 Years
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
4:30pm - 7:00pm
Free Speech Movement Café
(Refreshments will be served beginning at 4:30pm.)
In 1989, in response to a dramatic shift in the ethnic, cultural and racial composi tion of UC Berkeley’s undergraduate student body over the preceding two decades, a group of faculty, staff and students embarked upon the “Diversity Project,” a two-year study of student experiences of diversity at UC Berkeley. Premier amongst its findings was “the converging desire for ‘diversity’; but diverging conceptions of what diversity means.” Twenty years later, with the UC system under serious pressure to both reduce expenditure and prove its public worth, the question of diversity—what it means, how it is achieved, and the value that it holds within a university environment—has never been so vital.
The fact that diversity as an issue is of ongoing public and private concern is made paramount by the need to reintroduce and republish the Diversity Project’s Final Report. In light of this republishing, the American Cultures Center and the Institute for the Study of Social Change are hosting a panel discussion and open forum with speakers including:
Troy Duster, Chancellor’s Professor
Victoria Robinson, Coordinator, American Cultures Center
Walter Robinson, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Marjorie Shultz, Professor, Berkeley School of Law
Cara Stanley, Director, Student Learning Center
The new edition of the Diversity Project’s Final Report will be available for $15 (cash or check) at this event.
This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, call Usree Bhattacharya at 510-642-0813 or email ubhattacharya@berkeley.edu .
DIVERSITY MATTERS
(STILL)
Landscaping Diversity at UC Berkeley Over the Past 20 Years
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
4:30pm - 7:00pm
Free Speech Movement Café
(Refreshments will be served beginning at 4:30pm.)
In 1989, in response to a dramatic shift in the ethnic, cultural and racial composi tion of UC Berkeley’s undergraduate student body over the preceding two decades, a group of faculty, staff and students embarked upon the “Diversity Project,” a two-year study of student experiences of diversity at UC Berkeley. Premier amongst its findings was “the converging desire for ‘diversity’; but diverging conceptions of what diversity means.” Twenty years later, with the UC system under serious pressure to both reduce expenditure and prove its public worth, the question of diversity—what it means, how it is achieved, and the value that it holds within a university environment—has never been so vital.
The fact that diversity as an issue is of ongoing public and private concern is made paramount by the need to reintroduce and republish the Diversity Project’s Final Report. In light of this republishing, the American Cultures Center and the Institute for the Study of Social Change are hosting a panel discussion and open forum with speakers including:
Troy Duster, Chancellor’s Professor
Victoria Robinson, Coordinator, American Cultures Center
Walter Robinson, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Marjorie Shultz, Professor, Berkeley School of Law
Cara Stanley, Director, Student Learning Center
The new edition of the Diversity Project’s Final Report will be available for $15 (cash or check) at this event.
This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, call Usree Bhattacharya at 510-642-0813 or email ubhattacharya@berkeley.edu .
