Office for Diversity and Equal Opportunity
Sixth Annual Yale Bouchet Conference
on Diversity in Graduate Education
Embracing Diversity:
A Pathway to
a
Truly
Inclusive
Democracy and Global Society
Yale University,
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
March 27-28, 2009
“Diversity holds a key to positive change in higher education, but just how to embrace diversity and make it a fundamental part of our mission is a vexing question.” – Johnnetta Cole, President Emerita of Spelman College
What is the role of higher education in promoting an understanding of human diversity, inclusivity and the many positive implications for democratic societies? How can the university create an environment in which the diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives of all graduate students are not only respected but embraced? How can the university provide better training and a more engaging forum in which issues of diversity in a global society can be comfortably addressed?
Whether you are engaged in any discipline of research or teaching, or administration, this conference is for you! Join undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and administrators from across the country on March 27-28, 2009 at the Yale Graduate School campus (the oldest Ph.D.-granting institution in the country) and the alma mater of Edward A. Bouchet (the first African American ever to receive a Ph.D. in North America) and be a part of a lively discussion on diversity and excellence in graduate education.
One national charter with two chapters was inaugurated by Yale University and Howard University on September 15, 2005, in commemoration of Bouchet’s birthday. Please refer to the charter regarding the eligibility requirements and application process for obtaining individual membership in the society or establishing an institutional chapter.
For further information: Call (203) 432-0763 or e-mail grad.diversity@yale.edu
Sponsored by the Yale Graduate School’s Office for Diversity & Equal Opportunity
Edward Bouchet