Access/Diversity Workshop
November 29, 2006
On November 29, the Tennessee Board of Regents hosted an access/diversity workshop in Nashville for TBR institutions to discuss achieving diversity following the dismissal of the Geier lawsuit, which had governed racial diversity in Tennessee public higher education for over 30 years. Below is the agenda with links to those presentations that the presenters made available.
7:30 a.m. 8:30 Registration
8:30 Welcome Address
Charles Manning
Chancellor
Tennessee Board of Regents
8:45 10:30 Presentations
Looking at Diversity from an Academic Perspective
Paula Myrick Short
Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Tennessee Board of Regents
Using a Framework to Support Institutional Learning
about Diversity
Sharon Parker
Senior Research Associate, Claremont Graduate College
10:45 12:30 Roundtable Presentations/Discussions
Diversity from an Academic Perspective A Follow-up
Discussion
Paula Myrick Short
Peer Advising: The Link Between Admission and Retention
Deb Sills
Middle Tennessee State University
Richard Jackson,
Austin Peay State University
Evaluating Race-Based Student Aid Programs: The Case of UNC-Chapel
Hill
Dan Thornton
Searching for Diverse Faculty and Staff
Michelle Banks
University of Memphis
Rachel Rader
Tennessee Technological University
Odell Fearn
Roane State Community College
SREB State Doctoral Scholars Program: More Than a Check
and a Handshake
Ansley Abraham
SREB
Robert Belle
SREB
Increasing Diversity in Graduate Programs
Joan Holmes
University of South Florida
12:30 1:15 Lunch
1:30 2:45 Key Note Presentation
Meeting OConnors Challenge: Promoting Educational
Excellence in the 21st Century
Jonathan Alger
Rutgers University
2:45 3:30 System Presentation
3:30 4:30 Institution
Committee/Attendee Discussion
