DRI Brown Bag Lunch Series: a series of events throughout the year that will provide the opportunity for faculty, staff and students to come together in an intimate setting to discuss a variety of diversity-related research projects. The first of these will be on Thursday, October 29, 2009 with Dr. Roberto Gonzales, Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work.
October 30, 2009: "Education for Diversity in a Global Environment", a Puget Sound regional conference and publication launch, sponsored by the Center for Multicultural Education and co-sponsored by the Office of Minority Affairs Diversity, the Diversity Research Institute and the Canadian Studies Center.
The UW Diversity Research Institute (DRI), developed in 2004 by the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, focuses on generating new, interdisciplinary knowledge about diversity, social justice, and institutional transformation. The DRI currently hosts an annual research conference and an invited lecture series, and supports a number of diversity-related events across the University. In addition, the DRI works closely with other research centers on campus who encourage and support faculty research on underserved, understudied, and underrepresented communities.
In 2007, the Diversity Research Institute was brought under the leadership of Luis R. Fraga, who also serves as the Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement. The Office of Faculty Advancement and the Diversity Research Institute are closely integrated, allowing for issues of faculty recruitment and retention to be aligned with issues of research.
Contacts
Luis Fraga
Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Director, Diversity Research Institute
Russell F. Stark Professor
Professor, Political Science
lrfraga@u.washington.edu
206-685-4831
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Norma Ramirez
Graduate Staff Assistant
Office of Faculty Advancement
Diversity Research Institute
ramirezn@u.washington.edu
206-685-0195