President’s Commission on Diversity and Equity
He reviewed several racial incidents that have occurred at the University
over the last few months and announced that he will create a President’s
Commission on Diversity and Equity. The membership will include faculty,
students, representatives of the administration, alumni, parents and
community members. The list of members will be announced in the next several
weeks.
The commission will be charged with evaluating University programs that
address issues of diversity and equity; identifying gaps in programs and
suggesting remedies for filling those gaps; reviewing previous University
studies on diversity and equity and examining comparable programs elsewhere
for recommendations that should be implemented; and developing a “best
practices” model. The commission will begin work later in the month an will
deliver its final report to the President by May
1st, 2004, and will issue quarterly reports previous to that.
The President emphasized that he expects the commission to recommend specific
courses of action for consideration by the University administration and the
Board.
