Beyond Standing our Ground

Overview

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is leading a law and diversity project, with participation by the Association of American Universities (AAU), which has been funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the National Science Foundation. This project will provide in-depth legal resource materials for General Counsels in the AAU (and, we hope, eventually to universities across the country) on effective and legally sustainable approaches to build greater diversity in the faculty, as well as graduate and undergraduate student bodies.

Click here to view the full project overview and details of the intial workshop that took place on April 28-29, 2009

Navigating a Complex Landscape to Foster Greater Faculty and Student Diversity in Higher Education

A first-of-its-kind handbook from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Association of American Universities (AAU) offers in-depth, cross-referenced legal resources to help promote effective diversity programs for science faculty and students. Set for release on April 28, 2010, the handbook outlines legally sustainable ways to expand diversity on campuses, particularly within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. For more information and to download a copy of the handbook, visit the Navigating a Complex Landscape page.

Media Coverage

• 01 May 2010
  AAAS Daryl Chubin Cites MentorNet as a Leader on Mentoring Studies
  
  
• 30 April 2010
  How to Encourage Diversity—and Avoid Lawsuits
  
  
• 29 April 2010
  Science Associations Publish Legal Handbook on Diversity Strategies
  
  
• 27 April 2010
  Guidance on Diversifying the Science Faculty
  
  
• 26 April 2010
  Advice for Universities on Helping Women and Minorities in Science
  
  
• 23 April 2010
  Media Advisory Release: Increasing Diversity in Science and Higher Education
  
  

Resources

• Statement for AAAS/AAU Diversity Workshop, [PDF] by Robert M. Berdahl, AAU President
  
  
• Thoughts on Creativity, Diversity and Innovation in Science & Education, [PDF] by S. James Gates, Jr., University of Maryland-College Park
  
  
• Yale University's Commitment to Diversity, [PDF] Yale University
  
  
• AAAS Annual Meeting Symposium, San Diego, CA
  
  
  • "Access and Broad Diversity in STEM Fields: Real World Effectiveness and Legal Sustainability," [PPT] Melinda Grier (University of Oregon) and Jamie Lewis Keith (University of Florida)
  • "Demonstrating the Legal Sustainability of Effective STEM Diversity Programs"  [PPT] Wanda E. Ward (National Science Foundation)
  • "Access and Diversity in STEM Field – Key Legal and Policy Issues Associated with Student Diversity" [PPT] Steve Winnick (EducationCounsel LLC)
  • "Demonstrating the Legal Sustainability of Effective STEM Diversity Programs" [PPT] Daryl E. Chubin (AAAS)