The report also recommends that the cultural diversity plan should be mission-driven and educationally focused. In addition, the plan calls for the issue of “critical mass” as emphasized by the Supreme Court to be neither a number nor an amorphous concept but something that occurs when there are sufficient numbers to foster the robust exchange of ideas.
“With this report, the Attorney General’s Office provides valuable guidance to our campuses as they continue and expand their efforts to support diversity among the student body, as well as among administration, faculty, and staff,” said University System Chancellor William “Brit” Kirwan. “The fact of the matter is diversity in higher education – within the student body as well as within the faculty and staff – is crucial. Not just for higher education, or for the state of Maryland, but, quite literally, for the future prosperity of our nation.”
In addition to student admissions and recruitment, the report also addresses financial aid, student support programs, and faculty and staff employment. To read the report in its entirety, visit http://www.oag.state.md.us/Reports/OAG_Diversity_Paper.pdf
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