UW-Madison announced plans Tuesday for the 16th annual Diversity Forum, an event focused on the discussion of implementation of diversity on campus.
The two-day event, to be held Nov. 10 and 11, will feature speakers, panel discussions and talks about the implementation of the university’s recently developed Diversity Framework.
Maj. Gen. Marcia Anderson, the first African-American woman to achieve that rank in the Army Reserve, will be featured as the forum’s keynote speaker.
Other speakers will include author and business leader Rebecca Ryan and Peter Aranda, CEO and executive director of The Consortium of Graduate Study in Management, a consortium which consists of business schools, corporations and students.
The event is scheduled to be held at the Memorial Union Nov. 10, with the second day, Nov 11, divided between the Pyle Center and the Wisconsin Historical Society.
The first day of the event will also feature a panel discussion between UW-Madison professors on the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act and a town hall meeting on race, community and law enforcement.
The annual forum supplements the university’s Diversity Framework, which makes recommendations “ranging from the development of diversity-centric leadership experiences to building stronger connections to the broader Madison community,” according to the Diversity Framework website. The plan, formulated in fall 2013 and approved in May, is in the process of being implemented.
Students interested in participating in the event should register on the university’s Office of Human Resources Development website. Registration is divided up between the two days.
This article was updated Nov. 11th at 10:45 p.m. to correct a previous error regarding how long diversity forums have been taking place.
