Library Guides: Diversity & Inclusivity in Higher Education: A Guide: Race and Diversity on Campus

Diversity at Tulane

Timeline of Events
Campus Resources

During the Fall 2015 semester, racist comments were made on the social media site Yik Yak, prompting a response from Tulane's President Fitts. This timeline of events outlines what took place.

Nov.13, 2015. Letter to the Tulane Community from President Michael Fitts.
Nov.18, 2015. Faith Dawson. "Hundreds gather for 'Call for Unity.'" Tulane New Wave.
Nov. 19, 2015. "Black students, allies demand racial equality." The Tulane Hullaballoo.
Nov. 2015. Letter to President Michael Fitts & Tulane University Administration. Tulane Black Student Union's List of Demands.
Jan.11, 2016. Letter to the Tulane Community from President Michael Fitts.
Jan. 19, 2016. WWL. Tulane holds meeting about racial issues on Campus.
Jan. 20, 2016. Carol J. Schlueter. 'That’s how we get a more equitable university.’ Tulane New Wave.
Mar. 17, 2016. #moreTUdo — Concerned Collective of Tulane Students Press Release.

Presidential Commission on Race and Tulane Values Includes list of Commission members and a link to make comments.
Office of Multicultural Affairs The O's mission is to foster an open and vibrant learning environment that welcomes, respects, and appreciates the histories, traditions, and cultures of traditionally underrepresented student populations.
Tulane University Campus Reporting Form
Goldman Office of Disability Services
Office for Sexual Diversity
Religious Life
Student Organizations List of organizations advised by the Office of Multicultural Affairs or LGBTQ Student Life.

Race and Diversity in Higher Education

Affirmative Action.” Issues & Controversies. Infobase Learning, 29 July 2013.
Addresses the question "Are affirmative action programs necessary to make up for past discrimination?" using a pro/con approach.
Bridging the Research to Practice Gap: Achieving Mission-Driven Diversity and Inclusion Goals
Aims to help institutions of higher education learn from and leverage existing research to enhance their ability to meet mission-driven diversity and inclusion goals through well-supported policies and practices.
Campus Racial Incidents (Journal of Blacks in Higher Education)
Links to reports of racial incidents on campuses across the U.S.
Carnevale, A. P., & Strohl, J. (2013). Separate and unequal: How Higher education reinforces the intergenerational reproduction of White racial privilege. Washington DC: Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University.
Report finds that the higher education system is more and more complicit as a passive agent in the systematic reproduction of white racial privilege across generations.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusive Excellence (AAC&U)
Resources include campus models, case studies, and tools.
Diversity in Academe: First-Generation Students
Chronicle of Higher Ed., Special Report, May 18, 2015
Diversity in Academe: Transgender on Campus
Chronicle of Higher Ed. Special Report. Oct. 18, 2015
How Some Would Level the Playing Field: Free Harvard Degrees"
Sauljan, S., New York TimesJan. 14, 2016. Get access to New York Times.
Political Correctness on College Campus, (Issues & Controversies)
Addresses the question "Should colleges strive for political correctness?" in a Pro/Con format.
Racism on Campus: Stories From New York Times Readers, Nov. 17, 2015
Students Are Protesting Racism on College Campuses. What Are Their Demands?
Chronicle of Higher Ed., Nov. 16, 2015