Workshop on recruiting diverse faculty with Uma Jayakumar, Aug. 21
by Michelle Saport |
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 9 a.m.-noon Professional Studies Building, Room 166
The College of Health and Alaska WWAMI will host a program for UAA faculty and staff on recruiting and retaining diverse faculty titled, "Is 'Critical Mass' Necessary for Fostering Educational Benefits and Student Success?" Noted diversity scholar Uma Jayakumar, Ph.D., of the University of San Francisco will discuss the shifting landscape of diversity scholarship, including the question of "critical mass," her scholarship impacting the U.S. Supreme Court's recent diversity case Fisher v. University of Texas (2013) and the function of affirmative action post-Fisher. Her presentation will also include a faculty/staff workshop to assist units in developing strategies for recruiting and retaining diverse faculty and staff.
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