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Search Commitee Training
April 12, 2019 (Mon) | KEL 3010 | 9 - 10:30 am
Search committee training helps diversify pools and eliminate biases through the faculty and staff recruitment process. With training it is more likely that excellent and diverse candidates will be identified, selected for offers and recruited.
2019 CSUSM University Leadership Conference Flyer
2019 CSUSM University Leadership Conference
April 19, 2019 | USU Ballroom | 8 am - 4 pm
The conference offers professional development to faculty and staff by discussing strategies for career advancement and sharing insights on how to navigate the unique challenges that people of color and other underrepresented groups might encounter in the workplace.
 

NEWS

Elwin Wu and Nabila El-Bassel, professors of social work at Columbia
Diversity Is Central to This Research Program. How Does Yours Compare?
Posted: March 24, 2019
The U.S. biomedical research work force does not currently mirror the nation's population. An HIV-research program funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and based at Columbia University suggests how that gap might be narrowed through intense mentoring, training, and peer support.
CSUSM students: Louis Adamsel, Quanjun Sun, Joshua Foronda, Mars Waddy, Maria Linares, Jaquelyn Adams, Mei-Ling Mirow and Nathan Renderos
How Diversity Has Led CSUSM from the Beginning
Posted: December 11, 2017
Diversity isn’t a fad. It's in our DNA at Cal State San Marcos. More than demographics, diversity at CSUSM represents three core values: inclusion, social justice and equity.
CSU Executive Orders 1096/1097/1098-Revised
Posted: March 29, 2019
1096/1097: Systemwide Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, Sexual Misconduct, Dating and Domestic Violence, and Stalking against Employees and Third Parties and Systemwide Procedure for Addressing Such Complaints by [1096 - Employees and Third Parties | 1097 - Students]. 1098: Student Conduct Procedures
A protest at Yale on Monday displayed the covers of books published by 41 faculty members who have left the program in ethnicity, race, and migration since 1997 as well as the 13 professors who just announced plans to withdraw from the program.
Yale Professors' Protest Casts Doubt on a Big Faculty-Diversity Initiative
Posted: April 1, 2019
When 13 professors at Yale University said on Friday they would cut ties with the institution’s ethnicity, race, and migration program, they said their decision was rooted in a history of inequity.
CA State Capital Building
California Lawmakers Propose Reforms in Admissions Process. Other states Could Follow
Posted: March 29, 2019
The news that dozens of parents, coaches, and test administrators had been charged in a bribery-based admissions scheme has captivated and horrified the country and involves students at colleges in multiple states. But much of the drama has taken place in California.
Faculty in commencement garb
Major survey says that professors worry about discrimination but arent prepared to deal with classroom conflicts over diversity.
Posted: March 5, 2019
Discrimination is a source of stress for many faculty members, especially women and ethnic minorities. And most professors say they’re not prepared to deal with diversity-related conflict in their own classrooms. So finds a new report from the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles.
microphone laying on a stage
A Note from your Colleagues with Hearing Loss: Just Use a Microphone Already
Posted: March 20, 2019
When you were offered the microphone to make your comments, you said, "No thanks, I’m good." But it’s not about how you feel using a microphone. It’s about how others can best hear.
Dr. Marisol Clark-Ibáñez next to her book: Undocumented Latino Youth Navigating Their Worlds
Author of undocumented immigrant issues book comes to City College
Posted: March 4, 2019
Clark-Ibáñez, a sociology professor at Cal State San Marcos, recently published her second book, “Undocumented Latino Youth: Navigating Their Worlds,” and talked about it to City College faculty and students.
Female Scientist get smaller first-time grants than men
Posted: March 5, 2019
Women in science receive smaller research grants than men even when they have similar qualifications, a U.S. study suggests.
Markus Brauer speaking from a dimly lit stage
Pro-diversity Initiatives can, sould be evaluated
Posted: March 5, 2019
University of Wisconsin psychology professor Markus Brauer said it is possible to evaluate pro-diversity initiatives — but such evaluations aren’t carried out enough.
Ecolabs Advances Iniatives to Promote Saftey and Diversity in the Engineering Workforce
Posted: March 6, 2019
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) has announced a major funding commitment from Ecolab, a global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, in support of two priority initiatives of the AIChE Foundation’s “Doing a World of Good” campaign.
Lorenzo L. Esters, Vice President, Philanthropy, Strada Education Network
Making an Impact in Higher Education Equity
Posted: 2018
Addressing equity gaps in postsecondary education will help more students thrive in college, complete their degrees, and find fulfilling careers.