From the Director's Desk
Will you join me in signing
the Academic Diversity Pledge?
Last year, I invited a constitutional law scholar to participate in a conference. He said he would happily accept my invitation on one condition: I had to assure him the conference would feature women on panels throughout the entire plenary program. (He also asked me not to disclose his identity in connection with this condition to his participation.)
Fortunately, I had long planned to include an equal number of women and men in the conference program. I was nonetheless struck by how strongly this scholar insisted on sharing his spotlight.
This scholar has inspired me to launch the simple but potentially transformative Academic Diversity Pledge. Together we can make our scholarly programs more diverse and more inclusive, and we can strive to ensure a more equitable distribution of academic opportunities.
Please join me here. All are welcome to sign the Pledge.
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As always, I welcome your suggestions for collaborations and new programs.
Richard Albert
