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To Create a Successful Diversity Policy, Level The Field
Reprint from the Badger Herald, April 4, 1997“If you are critical of diversity policy and believe it doesn’t work, don’t you think you have an obligation to suggest how to improve it.” This frequent question to me reflects annoyance with … Continue reading
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Left Out of the Loop: Response to March 12 Wisconsin Week Story
Reprint from Wisconsin Week, April 2, 1997At the 3 March 1997 Faculty Senate meeting, the Chancellor criticized me directly for failing to show respect for the processes of faculty governance. Because the March 12, 1997 Wisconsin Week report failed to … Continue reading
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The Merits of a UW Meritocracy
Reprint from the Wisconsin State Journal, March 2, 1997During the question period at the UW-Madison’s widely-reported Faculty Senate monthly meeting on February 3, problems of policy and governance emerged concerning the taboo subject of racial/ethnic diversity. It began with questions … Continue reading
The Minority Recruitment/Retention Dilemma
Reprint from the Badger Herald, December 5, 1996UW-Madison’s failure, after more than two decades of organized effort to increase its enrollment of African Americans, continues to perplex faculty, students, administrators, and the public. Rather than continuing past policies and practices, … Continue reading
Searching For Diversity at UW-Madison
Reprint from the Badger Herald, December 4, 1996Intense concern among UW-Madison students, faculty, and administrators continues, as I am sure it should, about the low enrollment and low retention rates of African Americans. Yet, the likelihood of soon achieving substantial … Continue reading
The Arithmetic of Diversity
Reprint from the Badger Herald, November 21, 1996 Controversy over the UW-Madison’s quest for racial/ethnic “diversity” in undergraduate enrollments continues. It is fueled by our continued failure to analyze the available data in an effort to better understand the effectiveness … Continue reading
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