September 7, 2005

Dissecting Diversity: Scholars weigh in on the meaning of diversity

Wayne State Law School Dean Frank Wu is featured in a cover story defining diversity. Wu and other selected scholars participated in a dialogue for this inaugural issue of "Diverse Issues in Higher Education." Wu said even though the diversity numbers often look great [in colleges] because there are many Asian Americans, increasing the number of Asian Americans doesn't do anything to appreciably help the condition of African Americans. Wu's photo is included on the publication cover and inside the story. In the same issue, Wu is quoted in a story titled "Stepping Forward: Historically not viewed as leaders, Asian Americans say, they are taking steps to create a leadership pipeline in the academy." "Asian Americans are thought of as very successful," Wu said, "but the path to leadership is important to all Americans. We should care as a society because this is a nation where anyone can rise up, even to the White House.

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