William B. HarveyUniversity of Virginia

July 29, 2006

It's Not Your Grandfather's University: The Impact of Technology and Diversity

in the Contemporary Academy

Office of the Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity

July 29, 2006

May you live in interesting times.

Office of the Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity

July 29, 2006

Current period has seen incredible change.

Office of the Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity

July 29, 2006

Over 50 years since Brown vs. Board of Education.

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July 29, 2006

Brown vs. Board also affected higher education.

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July 29, 2006

Approximately 1-2% of African American students

enrolled in predominantly white institutions at

the start of the Civil Rights movement.

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July 29, 2006

PWI’s were overwhelmingly white and largely male.

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Institutions were also technology light.

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Diversity became an asset, rather than a liability.

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Forward looking institutions embraced diversity and

recognized thecritical value of technology.

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Universities invested in implementing technology across

the institution-diversity investments were

much more limited.

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Enrollments of students of color have increased substantially.

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A majority of those students are in 2 year, not 4-year institutions.

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The representation of faculty of color has increased only modestly.

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Institutions of higher education have been historically

resistant to change.

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Technology changes are embraced as improvements to the learning

environment.

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Diversity changes encounter passive resistance, and are often

interpreted as lessening the academic quality of the institution.

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July 29, 2006

The stated interest in diversity is not reflected in institutional

actions or investments.

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July 29, 2006

Diversity at the student level is not enough - faculty,

administration and curriculum must also be diverse.

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July 29, 2006

Demographic changes and global competitiveness are

compelling reasons to achieve greater diversity.

Office of the Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity

July 29, 2006

With technological change happening all around us,

and at an ever-accelerating pace,

Office of the Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity

July 29, 2006

How do we infuse the critical importance of diversity at all

levels into the hands and heads of those who represent the

majority populationsin our institutions of higher

learning?