Category Archives: Forging a New Diversity Policy (1997-98)

Reprint from the Wisconsin State Journal, May 20, 1998The UW System’s new diversity proposal, Plan 2008, received formal approval by the Board of Regent last week. A close reading reveals that the plan neglects one important issue that is central … Continue reading →

Reprint from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 12, 1998The UW System’s new 10-year diversity plan, approved Friday by the Board of Regents, ignores one issue central to diversity programs in higher education. It says nothing about the role of race/ethnic … Continue reading →

Reprint from the Badger Herald, March 4, 1998Can the UW System’s new diversity plan achieve its goal by the year 2008 “to erase the gap in educational attainment . . . for underrepresented people of color in the UW System? … Continue reading →

Presented to the UW System Board of Regents, March,  1998 Assessing the UW System’s New Diversity Plan (Part  Two) Can the UW System, by the year 2008, achieve its stated goal for diversity? Can the System “erase the gap in … Continue reading →

Presented to the UW System Board of Regents, March, 1998The alternative diversity plan offered here (Part One) is intended to help rethink the UW System’s more than 25-year commitment to race/ethnic diversity in undergraduate enrollment. Its author argues for shifting … Continue reading →

Can the UW System, by the year 2008, achieve its stated goal for diversity? Can the System “erase the gap in educational attainment by bringing participation and graduation rates for underrepresented people of color in the UW System to the … Continue reading →

Discussion of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s diversity policy over the last year, and the University of Wisconsin System’s hearings on diversity policy in the fall preparatory to this year’s reconsideration of the University of Wisconsin System’s Design for Diversity program, raise … Continue reading →