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Diversity
Resources
This directory is intended
to be a window on cultural diverse internet resources. Listing of
a web site does not imply endorsement by the College or by the compiler
of this directory. New sites are added, sites are removed, and current
lists are checked on a regular basis.
Associations
and Organizations
AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (AAUW) - http://www.aauw.org
Promotes equal education for women, girls,
and professional educators. They have links to other related
sites, including several that contain job postings, databases,
and other career-related resources.
ASIAN ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY (AASP) - http://www.asiansocialpsych.org
Promotes the development of social
psychological research and its application in Asia-Pacific,
provides opportunities for students to pursue education and
careers in social psychology, and serves as an academic forum
for social psychologists in Asia-Pacific.
ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE
(AWIS) - http://www.awis.org
Provides resources necessary to support women
in science through publications, job listings, advertisements
and mentoring programs. They have non-AWIS resources available
such as MentorNet and non-AWIS resource listings.
CENTER FOR MULTILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL RESEARCH - http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CMMR/home.html
University
of Southern California - an organized research unit at the
University of Southern California, facilitating the research
collaboration, dissemination and professional development
activities of faculty, students, and others across School
of Education, university and outside organizational lines.
The Center provides a base for those interested in multilingual
education, English as a second language, foreign language
instruction, multicultural education and related areas, and
the opportunity to come together for research and program
collaboration.
COMMITTEE ON INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION (CIC) - http://www.cic.uiuc.edu
The
Committee on Institutional Cooperation, established in 1958,
is the academic consortium of twelve major teaching and research
universities in the Midwest. Its programs and activities extend
to all aspects of university activity except intercollegiate
athletics. The CIC headquarters office is located at the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the office is supported
through member university dues.
DIVERSITY DATABASE, University
of Maryland - http://www.lib.umd.edu/groups/diversity/diversityresources.html
A comprehensive index of multicultural and diversity
resources. This database contains campus, local, national,
and international academic material relating to the following
areas of diversity as defined by the Office of Human Relations
Programs at the University of Maryland: age, class, disability,
ethnicity, gender, national origin, race, religion and sexual
orientation.
HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES (HACU) - http://www.hacu.net
HACU represents more than 300
colleges and institutions committed to Hispanic higher education
success in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Latin America and Spain.
HACU is the only national educational association that represents
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).
MULTICULTURAL PAVILION
- http://www.edchange.org/multicultural
Provides resources for educators, students, and activists
to explore and discuss multicultural education; facilitate
opportunities for educators to work toward self-awareness
and development; and provide forums for educators to interact
and collaborate toward a critical, transformative approach
to multicultural education.
NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL FOR
MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING (NACME) - http://www.nacme.org
NACME provides leadership
and support for the national effort to increase the representation
of successful African American, American Indian and Latino
women and men in engineering and technology, math- and science-based
careers.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION (NAFEO) - http://www.nafeo.org
An association
of Black colleges and universities whose chief objective is
the implement programs and policies which affect minority
student enrollment to ensure an increase of Black students
in historically Black college and university establishments.
NATIONAL BLACK MBA ASSOCIATION
(NBMBAA) - http://www.nbmbaa.org/
Dedicated to creating partnerships that result
in creating intellectual and economic wealth in the black
community. The association has inroads into a wide range of
industries as well as the public and private sector.
NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION (NTA) - http://www.ntaonline.org
Encourages minority
youth and women to choose careers in science and technology;
creates access and opportunity to science/technology careers
through academic preparation and awareness; builds networks
for practitioners and educators in fields of science and technology;
and recognizes, honors, and preserves the legacy of minority
pioneers in technological fields.
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE - http://www.nul.org
a community-based movement empowering African Americans to
enter the economic and social mainstream. The website offers
information about programs, conferences, special events, and
publications. There is a career center where jobs may be posted
and viewed.
SOCIETY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF
CHICANO AND NATIVE AMERICANS IN SCIENCE (SACNAS) - http://www.sacnas.org
Membership
composed of science professors, industry scientists, K-12
educators, and students. SACNAS is a diverse society with
a vested interest in promoting opportunities in graduate science
education for Chicano/Latino, Native American, and other underrepresented
minority students. Provides links for career advancement,
online internship resources, job mentoring and placement,
and other programs that encourage minority students to excel
in science and advance in their profession and in academia.
THE ASSOCIATION OF BLACK PSYCHOLOGISTS
- http://www.abpsi.org/
Actively addresses the serious problems facing Black Psychologists
and the Black community. Their goal is to have a positive
impact upon the mental health of the national Black community
by means of planning, programs, services, training, and advocacy.
WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL (WITI) - http://www.witi.org
Provides
women in technology inspiration, education, conferences, on-line
services, publications and an exceptional worldwide network
of resources. Solely dedicated to advancing women through
technology. WITI's constituency has expanded from women in
technology to women who consider technology central to their
businesses, careers and professions.
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