Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Office for Diversity and Equal Opportunity

 

Ninth-Annual Yale Bouchet Conference
on Diversity in Graduate Education

Determining the Future of Diversity Discussions

Yale Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
March 30-31, 2012


We live during precarious times of political, religious, social and economic unrest. No one can argue that inequities abound. The increased polarization characterizing our own political system is becoming more and more evident. We are constantly being reminded through the media that disparities in wealth, which transcend racial and socioeconomic lines, are widening. Overt, passive, and unconscious discriminatory practices, based on race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and personal ability, are still prevalent in our society. The potential impact on access to and subsequent success at every level of higher education in the U.S. is staggering.

Now more than at any other time in our recent history it is of paramount importance to not only take a more proactive stance but to perhaps re-evaluate and if deemed necessary reframe our approach to diversifying institutions of higher education. In light of recent and possible upcoming state and federal court decisions related to affirmative action in the higher education admissions processes, the following questions arise: How do we begin to set the stage for future conversations about diversity within the context of an uncertain future? What should the nature of these conversations be? How do we shape or position our careers to enable the development of diversity ideals for higher education? Should we?

Whether you are engaged in any discipline of research or teaching, or any of the many facets of administration, this conference is for you!

You won’t want to miss this extraordinary opportunity to join undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and administrators from across the country at Yale's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The first institution in the country to award the doctoral degree, Yale is Dr. Edward A. Bouchet's alma mater. Dr. Bouchet is the first self-identified African American ever to receive the PhD in any discipline and the sixth person in the Western Hemisphere awarded the PhD in physics. We invite you to participate in a vigorous discussion of diversity in graduate education manifest across all disciplines in universities throughout the nation.

Save the date and bring along a colleague. This distinguished event is sure to be informative, enlightening, thought-provoking and fun.

 

For further information, please call (203) 436-1301 or e-mail michelle.nearon@yale.edu.

Sponsored by the Yale Graduate School’s Office for Diversity & Equal Opportunity