Diversity, Learning and Inclusive Excellence:
Accelerating and Assessing Progress
Schedule at a Glance
Thursday, October 16, 2008
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Conference Registration, Membership Information, Publication Sales
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Pre-conference Workshops
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
 Keynote Address
Equality of Opportunity in Higher Education: Improving Access and Success for Historically Underrepresented Populations
Jamie P. Merisotis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lumina Foundation for Education
8:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Posters and Reception
Friday, October 17, 2008
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
Plenary
Making Excellence Inclusive
Daryl G. Smith, Professor of Education—Claremont Graduate University and Alma R. Clayton-Pedersen, Vice President, Office of Education and Institutional Renewal—AAC&U
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon Panel Discussion
Transforming the Ivory Tower: Decades of Change for African American, Asian American, and Latino Students
Sylvia Hurtado, Director, Higher Education Research Institute; Walter R. Allen, Allen Murray Carter Professor of Higher Education; Mitchell Chang, Professor of Education; and José Luis Santos, Assistant Professor of Higher Education—University of California Los Angeles
1:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Saturday, October 18, 2008
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
11:00 a.m. – Noon
 Plenary
Advancing Diversity Efforts to the Next Level of Coordinated Action
Mildred Garcia, President, California State University-Dominguez Hills
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