Monday, April 29, 2013

Alcorn Convenes Diversity and Inclusion Summit for HBCUs - Higher Education

Alcorn Convenes Diversity and Inclusion Summit for HBCUs - Higher Education: Billed by its president Dr. M. Christopher Brown as “an opportunity for people who care about diversity” to build networks, share ideas and advance the quality of education on their campuses, Alcorn State University is hosting a Diversity and Inclusion Summit on HBCUs April 28 and 29.

Participants mainly include HBCU diversity officers, executive administrators, faculty and students who are participating in holding candid and insightful discussions about making HBCUs not only more ethnically diverse but more inclusive and open to students and faculty from various backgrounds.

Brown opened his address by discussing a situation that brought the concept of HBCU diversity to the forefront at Alcorn and nationally, while causing a firestorm of criticism.