Links to organizations, conferences, and more.
Diversity is a complex, multifaceted area, but fortunately there are many resources to which you can turn for information, answers to your questions, and further development of your own skills. While no list can be entirely comprehensive, here are some sources that diversity officers have found useful.
LET US HEAR FROM YOU. Have a source that isn’t listed here? We’d like to know about it. Send your suggestions to diversity@gmac.com. We plan to add to this list periodically.
National & International Organizations
American Association of Hispanic Certified Public Accountants. Membership group of Hispanic certified public accountants.
American Conference on Diversity. The mission of the American Conference on Diversity is to value diversity, educate and empower leaders, promote inclusion and respect in schools, workplaces, community services, businesses, and communities.
American Indian College Fund. The American Indian College Fund provides scholarships and other support for the American Indian students. Start here to learn more about tribal colleges.
American Institute for Managing Diversity. The nation’s leading nonprofit think tank dedicated to promoting and furthering the field of diversity management.
Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. ALPFA is dedicated to enhancing opportunities for Latinos in the accounting, finance and related professions.
Conference Board. For over 90 years, the Conference Board has created and disseminated knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses strengthen their performance and better serve society. The Conference Board’s operations include a variety of initiatives with a diversity focus.
The Consortium. The country’s preeminent organization for promoting diversity and inclusion in American business, The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management provides scholarships for underrepresented minorities in graduate management education.
Diversity Web. An interactive resource hub for higher education sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Forté Foundation. A consortium of major corporations and top business schools that has become a powerful change agent in educating and directing talented women toward leadership roles in business.
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. HACU is devoted to increasing opportunities in education for Hispanic students.
Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT). A national nonprofit that develops African American, Hispanic and Native American young people for leadership positions in corporations, nonprofits, and entrepreneurial ventures. MLT has an MBA Prep program that has become a feeder of underrepresented minorities to member business schools.
National Association of Black Accountants. Since 1969, the NABA has been the leader in expanding the influence of minority professionals in the fields of accounting and finance.
NAACP. Advocacy organization for advancement of minority groups.
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education. Organized to help ensure full use of the resources offered by predominantly black colleges.
National Black MBA Association. A professional membership organization of black graduates with MBAs, advanced degrees, and entrepreneurs, dedicated to increasing the number as well as the diversity of successful blacks in the business community.
National Economic Association. Founded in 1969 as the Caucus of Black Economists, the association is focused on economic issues of interest to African Americans, Latinos, and other people of color.
National Society of Hispanic MBAs. NSHMBA fosters Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development.
PhD Project. Since 1994, The PhD Project has more than tripled the number of minority business school professors.
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity. SEO in an international mentoring program for high school students and also offers a career preparation program for college students of color.
Community Organizations
- Local chapters of national organizations. Look for opportunities to become active participants in local chapters of organizations like National Black MBA Association and NSHMBA.
- Region-specific diversity organizations. Many communities have unique organizations devoted to diversity—for example, the Atlanta Diversity Managers Group and Chicago United. Look for appropriate groups in your area.
Consulting Companies
Many for-profit companies are available to support your diversity mission on a fee basis. Ask colleagues for recommendations.
Conferences
Chief Diversity Officers Forum. Provides an engaging environment for executives managing diversity to share their experiences and knowledge.
National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education. National forum on issues of race and ethnicity in American higher education.
Reaching Out. The annual conference of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) graduate business school students.
The Summit on Leading Diversity. Dedicated to helping create and sustain inclusive work environments.
Books, Monographs, Reports
This abbreviated list cites only a few relevant titles that diversity officers have found useful. Conduct your own search and consult with your university’s librarians to find other good resources.
Admissions and Diversity after Michigan: The Next Generation of Legal and Policy Issues. Released in 2006, this publication discusses policy and evidence issues relevant to the development and implementation of race- and ethnicity-conscious admissions policies.
Diversity Awareness Profile. This self-assessment tool is designed to help organizations improve working relationships among diverse co-workers and customers by increasing individual awareness of the impacts of their behavior.
The Chief Diversity Officer: A Primer for College and University Presidents, by Damon A. Williams and Katrina C. Wade-Golden. Strategic guidance for university leaders regarding various models that can be used to launch the chief diversity officer capability on campus.
First in My Family: A Profile of First-Generation College Students at Four-Year Institutions. A research brief from the Higher Education Research Institute.
Driving Change Through Diversity and Globalization: Transformative Leadership in the Academy, by James A. Anderson. Argues that institutions of higher education should adopt a cultural and global competence mission.
Letters from the Future: Linking Students and Teaching with the Diversity of Everyday Life. Brenda Jarmon, Deborah A. Brunson, and Linda L. Lampl, editors. Provides insights into the teaching and learning practices and experiences of diversity educators and their students.
Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts, by Leslie Aguilar. Provides guidelines for communicating respect and inclusion.
Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby, by Stephen L. Carter. Provocative discussion of affirmative action.
Mass Career Customization: Aligning The Workplace With Today’s Nontraditional Workforce, by Cathy Benko and Anne C. Weisberg. Suggests strategies for attracting talent and strengthening leadership pipelines while providing more varied and paced career journeys.
What Makes Racial Diversity Work in Higher Education: Academic Leaders Present Successful Policies and Strategies. Frank Hale, editor. Describes successful diversity initiatives in higher education.
Periodicals and Journals
Black MBA. The official magazine of the National Black MBA Association.
Business Week. International business news.
The Chronicle of Higher Education. News about higher education, with extensive job listings.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education. News about diversity in higher education, with extensive job listings.
Diversity MBA. Magazine focused on diversity recruiting
Diversity Officer Magazine. Knowledge-sharing resource for diversity and human resource professionals across the globe.
Inside Higher Education. News about higher education, with extensive job listings.
Online
MBA.com. GMAC’s portal for those interested in pursuing graduate management education.
Diversity, Inc. The portal for the periodical Diversity Inc.; offers industry news, webinars, data, job listings, and more.
Diversity Executive. The portal for the periodical Diversity Executive; offers industry news, newsletters, and more.
Global Diversity Network. Space for companies committed to “accelerate the effective integration of diversity and inclusion into their global organizations and to demonstrate the business value of that integration” to connect with one another and share information.
Managing Diversity at Duke: A Toolkit for Managers. See how Duke University and its Office of Institutional Equity works with university managers to foster diversity.
Ortiz Research Group Diversity Website. A diversity Web portal hosted by Professor Christine Ortiz in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT.
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