By Jake New. Students at Wesleyan University are urging the student government there to defund the campus newspaper, The Wesleyan Argus, after it published an opinion essay written by a writer for the newspaper criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement. Read more...
On ‘Diversity’
By Ilan Stavans. I have become allergic to the word diversity. It feels empty, or worse, like a chore. Words lose capital when they are overused or when the cultural climate that fostered their meaning changes. Diversity is a good example. More...
3ème Semaine de la Diversité en Auvergne
La 3ème Semaine Régionale de la Diversité est organisée par le Club des 1000 du 12 au 16 octobre 2015.
L'objectif de la semaine est de réunir des personnes issues de milieux différents pour partager expériences et avis sur le thème de l’intégration professionnelle des personnes handicapées dans l’entreprise, et modifier les regards sur le handicap et l’intégration dans l’entreprise. Voir l'article...
Utah university triples its Latino student population
By Stefanie Botelho. Six years after launching a plan to attract more Latino students, Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, has tripled the number of such students on its rolls by reaching out to Hispanic communities. More...
Universities take baby steps towards diversity
By Cara Aitchison. Getting a wider range of people on to university boards is the key to diversity among vice-chancellors. More...
Engineering deans pledge diversity
More than 100 deans–102, to be exact–from across the nation have signed a letter to President Barack Obama pledging to create opportunities on campus that support diversity in engineering. More...
Do debates about college diversity policies miss the point?
By Matt Zalaznick. Most public discussions about the use of race and ethnicity in higher education admissions decisions ignore targeted recruitment and some of the other strategies that have been used most often to increase campus diversity, says a new report by the American Council on Education. More...
HE4u2 - Integrating Cultural Diversity in Higher Education
HE4u2 will contribute to the reform of teaching and learning in higher education and the improvement of the retention and attainment of migrants and ethnic minority students. More...
Retour sur : les Entretiens de la cohésion sociale : « Entreprises et diversité : encore trop peu d’avancées ? »
Par Institut Montaigne. L’Institut Montaigne, en collaboration avec August & Debouzy et Entreprise & Personnel, organisait à la rentrée 2014 la conférence « Entreprises et diversité : encore trop peu d’avancées ? » pour débattre des pistes de lutte contre la discrimination ethnique au sein de l’entreprise. Laure Bereni, sociologue et chargée de recherche au CNRS ; Jean-Louis Chaussade, président directeur général de Suez Environnement ; Saïd Hammouche, fondateur de l’association Mozaïk RH ; Najoua Arduini-Elatfani, présidente du Club du XXIe siècle ; Gilles Kepel, politologue ; ainsi que Marie-Anne Valfort professeur à l’Université de Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne nous ont honoré de leur présence à cette occasion. Voir l'article...
Economic diversity on college campuses is an elusive goal
By Stefanie Botelho. University leaders often speak of the need to extend higher education opportunities to low-income students, even as the national trend is for colleges and universities to go after a more affluent enrollment. More...