Hello GDO:
For the past three years, we have been working on an initiative aimed at increasing the diversity of business school faculty: The AoM Coalition on Faculty Diversity. Many of you are a part of this important effort - others may be hearing about it for the first time -- but it is only through grass roots efforts that we can make a difference.
If you're concerned about this issue - and want to help work for change - please join us at
our GDO Town Hall Meeting: Reporting the Progress and Planning the Next Steps for the Coalition on Faculty Diversity.
<x-tab> </x-tab>Monday August 6th
<x-tab> </x-tab>4:10-5:20 pm
<x-tab> </x-tab>Convention Center- room 108A
What is the Coalition on Faculty Diversity? The Coalition is a grass-roots group comprised of Academy members interested in increasing faculty diversity in business schools and their affiliates within and outside the U.S. The Coalition is concerned with recruitment, retention and promotion, as well as climate and glass ceiling issues faced by AoM members. We're working on a range of initiatives, such as a Diversity Best Practice Award, a Diversity Census, climate surveys and membership support.
Currently, the Coalition has more than 100 Academy members and 15 advisors representing Academy leadership. In addition, more than half of the Academy Divisions have volunteered to join the Coalition. For more information see:
<x-tab> </x-tab>http://division.aomonline.org/GDO/coalition/
How can I get involved?
<x-tab> </x-tab>If you're at the Academy meeting this year, please join us at our Town Hall Meeting (Monday Aug. 6th - 4:10-5:20 - Convention Center, Room 108A- it's right before the GDO business meeting).
<x-tab> </x-tab>If you can't make our Town Hall meeting, but would like to become active in the Coalition, please contact me (Ragins@uwm.edu) and I'll get you in touch with our work group facilitators. There are other options as well. You can join our list serve by contacting Ron Ophir (Ophir@yorku.ca), or if you'd like to show your support by simply adding your name to our membership list (we're shooting for 200 members by next year!), just drop me a line and I'll add you to our list (Ragins@uwm.edu).
Thanks everyone! Hope to see you in Philly!
Belle Rose Ragins, Erika James, Ron Ophir & Susan Kirby
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Dr. Belle Rose Ragins
Professor of Human Resource Management
3202 N. Maryland Avenue<x-tab> </x-tab> Home office: (414) 332-5134
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee School office:(414) 229-6823
Milwaukee, WI 53211 U.S.A. School fax: (414) 229-5999
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"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.
That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>---- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
<x-tab> </x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab> Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, Dec. 10, 1964.
"We haven't come a long way, we've come a short way. If we hadn't come a short way, no one would be calling us baby." - Elizabeth Janeway
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