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COUNCIL FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
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Council launches a series of articles on diversity
To promote ideas and thinking about diversity in the CSU, the CFA Council for Affirmative Action has begun to publish articles and commentaries that highlight the efforts and the excellence demonstrated by diverse faculty members.
These works will be available primarily through the Council for Affirmative Action’s page on the CFA website. New contributions to the web page will be referenced from time to time in California Faculty.
In the first of these articles, Teaching in the Trenches: Understanding a Diverse Student Body, co-authors Marilyn Easter and Mary Lynn Wilson— both of whom teach in the College of Business at San Jose State—illustrate a scenario that shows the challenges in teaching and understanding a culturally diverse group of students.
To view the article click here (.pdf)
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Mission and Responsibilities
The Council for Affirmative Action is dedicated to promoting and supporting diversity within the CSU and within CFA. The Council for Affirmative Action is committed to protecting faculty from discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, or veteran's status. The Council for Affirmative Action's responsibilities include being vigilant, assuming leadership, organizing, and taking action to ensure CSU and CFA goals towards the promotion of diversity Affirmative Action practices.
Click here to see the full text of the CFA Council for Affirmative Action's Mission Statement.
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Affirmative Action in California and the Law
View a program that explains how affirmative action is addressed in federal and California state law, including what is permitted since passage of Proposition 209. This information is useful to anyone in the CSU who is involved in hiring and who wishes to increase diversity among CSU faculty and staff.
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To view the QuickTime presentation on Affirmative Action
click here 
To download the Powerpoint presentation
click here
Affirmative Action in CSU Employment - Permissible Action in the Wake of Prop 209
To download the booklet 'Affirmative Action in CSU Employment: Permissible Action in the Wake of Prop 209' Click here |
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Facts about Diversity in the California State Universities (2004)
* CSU is the nation's most diverse university system with students of color topping 53 percent-more than twice the national average for four-year public universities.
* 40 percent of CSU students come from households where English is not the main language spoken, and more than one-third consider themselves to be multiracial.
* Several CSU campuses are among the nation's leaders annually in the number of bachelor's degrees awarded to students of color, and almost every CSU campus is cited annually as "Hispanic Outlook's Publisher's Picks," a national list of colleges and universities that are doing the best job of serving Hispanic students.
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