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ARL/DLF Forum Fellowship Available for Underrepresented Groups
ARL and the Digital Library Federation (DLF) are pleased to announce the new ARL/DLF Forum Fellowship for Underrepresented Groups. ARL and DLF are sponsoring up to five fellowships to promote...
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ARL Diversity Scholars Selected for 2013–2015
The ARL Committee on Diversity and Leadership has selected 15 master of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2013–2015 Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW)...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Call for Applications—Deadline August 23, 2013
ARL and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) are now accepting applications for the first cohort of the ARL/SAA Mosaic Program. This program promotes much-needed diversification of the archives and...
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Higher Ed Associations Reaffirm Commitment to Diversity after Fisher v. UT
ARL and 36 other members of the Washington Higher Education Secretariat placed an advertisement (PDF) in yesterday's New York Times declaring that diversity in higher education remains a national priority....
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Supreme Court Sends Fisher v. UT Austin Back to Lower Court
In a decision issued Monday, June 24, the US Supreme Court avoided a final ruling in a closely watched case challenging the University of Texas’s consideration of race as part...
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ClimateQUAL®: Organizational Climate and Diversity Assessment—Call for Participation 2013
ARL invites participation in the ClimateQUAL survey in 2013. The online survey collects information about: (a) library staff perceptions of the organization’s commitment to the principles of diversity, (b) staff...
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Mark Puente Responds to LJ Editorial on Diversity Recruitment
ARL's director of diversity and leadership programs, Mark A. Puente, submitted the following comments to Library Journal (LJ) in response to the May 23 editorial by Michael Kelley, "The MLS...
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Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce Call for Applications—Deadline June 14, 2013
ARL is accepting applications for the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW), a program designed to recruit master of library and information science (MLIS) students from traditionally underrepresented ethnic...
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ARL and Society of American Archivists Awarded IMLS Grant for Mosaic Program
ARL and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) have been awarded a $487,652 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program in...
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Synergy Issue 10, April 2013
In this issue, Alexandra Rivera, Jade Alburo, Makiba Foster, Lisa Chow, and Latanya Jenkins reflect on their experiences at the 2012 Joint Conference of Librarians of Color in Kansas City,...