For immediate release:
July 25, 2011

For more information, contact:
Mark A. Puente
Association of Research Libraries
202-296-2296
mpuente@arl.org

ARL Selects Diversity Scholars for 2011–2013

Washington, DC—The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Committee on Diversity and Leadership has selected 13 masters of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2011-2013 Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW) as ARL Diversity Scholars.

The ARL IRDW offers numerous financial benefits as well as leadership development provided through the annual ARL Leadership Symposium, a formal mentor program, career placement assistance, and a research library visit hosted by the Purdue University Libraries. The program is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and by voluntary contributions from 52 ARL member libraries. This program reflects the commitment of ARL members to create a diverse academic and research library community that will better meet the challenges of changing demographics in higher education and the emphasis on global perspectives in the academy.

The 2011-2013 ARL Diversity Scholars are:

• Regina Carter, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Amber D’Ambrosio, University at Albany, SUNY
• Carlos Duarte, University of Texas at Austin
• Jennifer Garrett, University of British Columbia
• Jennifer Gibson, San Jose State University
• Don Jason, Kent State University
• Nabil Kashyap, University of Michigan
• Arthur Liu, Simmons College
• Yumi Ohira, Emporia State University
• Brandon Taylor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Megan Threats, Syracuse University
• Sarah Velasquez, Emporia State University
• Kimberly Yang, University of Maryland, College Park

More information about the ARL IRDW can be found at http://www.arl.org/diversity/init/.

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 126 research libraries in the US and Canada. Its mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, facilitating the emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the Web at http://www.arl.org/.