Category Archives: Implementing the New Diversity Policy at UW-Madison (19

Prepared for the Meeting of the Education Committee, University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Thursday,  June  10,  1999 The report below raises questions about UW System campus submissions for implementing Plan 2008, and touches on three closely related matters. It … Continue reading →

Presented to the Meeting of the Education Committee, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, on Thursday,  June  10,  1999 In addressing these comments to you today, I am privileged to take part in a great University of Wisconsin tradition, … Continue reading →

Reprint from Isthmus It’s tough making progress toward race and ethnic diversity at large public universities like the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For several decades, preferential admission for minority applicants, remedial and academic support for these students, exclusive financial-aid awards, and … Continue reading →

Reprint from The Daily Cardinal, April  8,  1999 Why are more targeted minorities, particularly African-Americans, not enrolled at UW-Madison? Students, faculty and campus administrators regularly lament the absence of large numbers of minority students on campus. They argue that increased … Continue reading →

Reprint from the Badger Herald, April  8,  1999 Even a cursory look at the data reveals the impossibility of reaching a key goal of UW System’s recently adopted Plan 2008 — eliminating gaps in retention and graduation rates for racial … Continue reading →

Presented to the UW-Madison Faculty Senate, April,  1999I know that you are scheduled to take action on the proposed Resolutions in Support of the Draft UW-Madison Diversity Plan 2008 contained in Faculty Document 1428. Before doing so, I ask you … Continue reading →

Presented to the UW-Madison Plan 2008 Steering Committee, February,  1999The campus 2008 Steering Committee and its four Working Groups, led by cochairs Professor Bernice Durand of the University Committee, and Paul W. Barrows, Associate Vice Chancellor for Administration, and assisted … Continue reading →

Presented to the UW-Madison Plan 2008 Steering Committee, November, 1998 Recruitment Recruitment is an essential element of any diversity plan. Apparently, the UW-Madison’s Minority Undergraduate Recruitment Strategic Plan (May, 1997) constitutes an important component of what will be recommended. That … Continue reading →