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Presidents of over a dozen universities gathered at a forum in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to discuss efforts to increase the representation of minorities and women in higher education...
University President Lawrence H. Summers served on the panel addressing “The Impact of Diversity on the Academy,” but did not attend the forum due to a longstanding scheduling conflict, according to Valerie Petit Wilson, executive director of the Leadership Alliance. The panel met and completed its findings prior to the conference...
...presidents attending the forum represented many of the 29 universities in the Leadership Alliance, a coalition committed to increasing the representation of women and minorities in higher education...
...forum aimed “to look at the trends and challenges that face us in diversity in higher education and to begin a dialogue about ways we can address challenge,” said Wilson...
...particular problems addressed at the forum was the lack of diversity in the science, technology, and math related fields...