Diversity in Education

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Provides scholarships to Latino mothers on the path to higher education. The program will award six (6) Hispanic mothers with $10,000 each for the 2013-2014 year.

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This section was adapted, with permission, from the Diversity Information Plus Guide by Teresa Ashley, Faculty Librarian, Austin Community College, Austin, TX.

A national not-for-profit association of professionals working in the areas of affirmative action, equal opportunity, diversity and other human resource programs… promote understanding and advocacy of affirmative action to enhance access and equality in employment, economic and educational opportunities.

The Association is committed to use its procedures and to take measures, including censure, against colleges and universities practicing illegal or unconstitutional discrimination, or discrimination on a basis not demonstrably related to the job function involved, including, but not limited to, age, sex, disability, race, religion, national origin, marital status, or sexual orientation.

A membership organization comprised of more than 730 colleges and universities, AAC&U works to strengthen, advance, and articulate the aims of a 21st century liberal education. Its "Diversity Works" initiative draws on AAC&U's quarter century of experience in advancing educational equity for all students.

The largest national, non-union, professional educators' organization, advancing the profession by offering a modern approach to teacher representation and educational advocacy, as well as promoting professionalism, collaboration and excellence without a partisan agenda.

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation's leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. Since our founding in 1881, AAUW members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day — educational, social, economic, and political.

Promotes educators’ use of research-based strategies of effective practice for culturally and linguistically diverse students

UNESCO promotes mother tongue-based bilingual or multilingual approaches in education - an important factor for inclusion and qualilty in education. Research shows this has a positive impact on learning and learning outcomes.

Developed by the Association of American Colleges & Universities and the University of Maryland, this site includes recommended resources, discussion forums, and institution profiles.

This website's Best Practices is a subscription website for corporations, nonprofits, schools and government/military organizations. It is designed to give you practical solutions to your diversity-management questions and to help you gain support and evolve your workplace diversity initiatives.

Social scientists estimate the number of varieties of American English range from a basic three - New England, Southern and Western/General America - to 24 or more. Which variety do you speak?

The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is a civil society movement working to end the global education crisis. Our mission is to make sure that States act now to deliver the right of everyone to a free, quality public education.

More than a diversity recruiting and job search site with employer profiles, career development resources and news, this site features extensive information links and focused resources organized in six villages to address specific group concerns; African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, Native-American, Women and Minority Global, which houses the Minorities Global Almanac project designed to collect useful, basic background information... (full description under more information)

Making excellence inclusive is a call to action for educators who believe that high-quality, practical liberal education should be the standard of excellence for all students. The intended outcome is that colleges and universities integrate diversity, inclusion, equity, and educational quality efforts into their missions and operations on an institutional level, leading to excellence in learning for all students.

Organized in 2013, the Mississippi Diversity Council (MSDC) is committed to fostering a learning environment for organizations to grow and leverage their knowledge of diversity. The MSDC is a great opportunity for professionals, students and organizations to learn diversity best practices from the top corporate leaders.

This section of the Multicultural Pavilion will serve as a starting point for teachers who, despite these challenges, are determined to create a more inclusive, multicultural curriculum for their students.

Resources and dialogues for educators, students and activists.

The nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. From the ballot box to the classroom, the thousands of dedicated workers, organizers, leaders and members who make up the NAACP continue to fight for social justice for all Americans.

This organization aims to provide opportunities for learning in order to advance multicultural education, equity and social justice; to proactively reframe public debate and impact current and emerging policies in ways that advance social, political, economic and educational equity through advocacy, position papers, policy statements and other strategies; and to provide the preeminent digital clearinghouse of resources about educational equity and social justice.

The preeminent voice for diversity officers in higher education by supporting our collective efforts to lead higher education toward inclusive excellence through institutional transformation.

The nation's largest professional employee organization committed to advancing the cause of public education.

A nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research does not take policy positions.

This website is an interactive portal that provides access to important, alarming data on the devastating reality of education for Black & Latino males across all 50 states – and highlights systemic solutions.

A place for educators to find thought-provoking news, conversation and support for those who care about diversity, equal opportunity, and respect for differences in schools.

Women in Higher Education is a monthly practitioner's news journal, designed to help smart women on campus get wise about how gender affects their being successful in the male-dominated world of higher education. Its goals are to enlighten, encourage, empower and enrage women on campus. By sharing problems and solutions, women can learn to talk back, refuse to accept blame and quit taking guff from people who are less enlightened.