Great work!- Has it been sent to the Chronicle? E-K
amohamed wrote on 3/31/03 2:33 pm:

>The following resolution
>was moved by Jan Dates,
>and seconded by Mary Alice
>Shaver at the meeting of the
>AEJMC leaders in
>Columbia, SC:
>
>
>Whereas racial, ethnic and
>other kinds of diversity are
>critical to providing a high
>quality journalism and mass
>communication education;
>
>And whereas, progress in
>journalism and mass
>communication education
>comes from discussion and
>collaboration among people
>with different backgrounds,
>ideas and perspectives;
>
>And whereas the quality of
>journalism and mass
>communication education is
>enhanced by experiences
>studying, living and working
>with other students, faculty
>and administrators in an
>academic community that
>extends beyond the
>classroom;
>
>And whereas a diminution of
>diversity on campus will
>inevitably diminish diversity
>within media organizations;
>
>And whereas providing the
>intellectual stimulation of a
>diverse campus community
>of all their students is a
>critical part of the AEJMC
>members' missions.
>
>Be It Resolved: That the
>AEJMC Executive Committee
>supports the position of the
>University of Michigan in its
>affirmative action case to be
>heard by the
>
>U.S. Supreme Court in April
>2003. We support the
>argument that there is a
>compelling national interest
>for institutions of higher
>education to promote
>
>racial and ethnic diversity
>within student bodies,
>faculties and staffs, and
>
>that efforts should be made
>to assist students as they
>learn to function fully, fairly
>and effectively in a
>pluralistic society.
>
>Subsequently, it was passed
>by the AEJMC Executive
>Committee. The following
>press release will go out
>shortly:
>
>For immediate release:
>March 30, 2003
>For further information,
>contact: Theodore Glasser,
>AEJMC President,
>650-723-0962
>Jannette Dates, AEJMC
>President-elect,
>202-806-7694
>
>
>COLUMBIA,SC - The
>leadership of the nation's
>largest association of
>university journalism and
>mass communication
>professors has released a
>statement affirming the
>position of the University of
>Michigan in its affirmative
>action case now before the
>U.S. Supreme Court.
>
>The executive committee of
>the Association for Education
>in Journalism and Mass
>Communication, which
>represents more than 3,400
>journalism and mass
>communication educators,
>adopted the resolution in
>late March. The resolution
>states there is a "compelling
>national interest for
>institutions of higher
>learning to promote racial
>and ethnic diversity within
>student bodies, faculties and
>staffs, and that efforts
>should be made to assist
>students as they learn to
>function fully, fairly and
>effectively in a pluralistic
>society."
>
>AEJMC has long supported
>the importance of racial,
>ethnic and other kinds of
>diversity as critical to
>providing high quality
>education in journalism and
>mass communication.
>
>
>
>Enclosure
>
>
>
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>
>Jennifer McGill
>AEJMC 234 Outlet Pointe Blvd
>Columbia SC 29210-5667
>803-798-0271