This quarterly report of the Faculty and Staff Diversity (FSD) Unit of the Chancellors Office of the California Community Colleges presents the 1988-89 objectives of the unit and the actions taken to meet them during the first quarter of the year. The objectives include: (1) the analysis of FSD expenditures by districts during 1988-89; (2) the…

This paper underscores the importance of increasing the number of minority faculty at community colleges, cites examples of programs currently being conducted to achieve this objective, and suggests actions to be taken by community leaders and educators. Section I reviews reasons for concern about achieving a significant presence of minority…

A study was conducted to summarize the numerical and narrative data available from the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) responses to the "California Community Colleges Campus Self-Assessment Sex Equity Survey of 1983" regarding the district's progress toward achieving 29 sex equity goals mandated by federal and state…

Offers a model for hiring, developing, and promoting staff which endeavors to synthesize numerous concepts used by business and industry in their human resources development programs. Presents a 23-item checklist for the model and proposes that it be used by community colleges to reach affirmative action goals. (DMM)

Discusses practical and theoretical reasons to support work force diversity; ways that leadership diversity strengthens an organization; progress toward leadership diversification in higher education and the private sector; stages of the leadership diversity cycle; and leadership diversification efforts at Metropolitan Community College in…

Tarrant County Junior College (TCJC) was organized in 1965. It adopted its first affirmative action plan in 1973 and has had a plan ever since. Although neither controversial nor wholeheartedly accepted by everyone, the plan has worked. In 1973, 13.9% of TCJC's employees were minority group members; in 1985, there are 1,280 employees with 21.4%…

This practicum compares federal requirements for affirmative action plans (Executive Order 11246, and Revised Order Number 4) to the existing affirmative action plan of El Paso Community College (Texas). Since the federal guidelines mandata action as well as a written plan, the assessment of El Paso's program is in two phases: (1) the college's…

A survey of 499 public two-year colleges in the U.S. to determine the status of minority and women faculty and administrators is described. Several points to assist institutions in improving their affirmative action status are offered. (MLW)

Describes the nation's academic culture to explain the underrepresentation of African American faculty in two-year colleges. Suggests that the presence of African American faculty can influence the behavior of an institution and bring about a climate that leads to retention and future recruitment. (10 citations) (MAB)

This document reports the results of a 1976 survey of state level agencies for community colleges. The purpose of the study was to (1) determine which state community college agencies have staff positions responsible for equal employment/affirmative action; and (2) to identify the nature, role, and responsibilities of the position. Forty states…

Highlights some of the major findings pertaining to males and females from a nationwide survey of 1,493 humanities instructors in 156 two-year colleges and concludes that the differences found are not attributable as much to sex as to individual differences among people in general. (JG)

This document is comprised of four Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC) newsletters. The September 1999 issue is entitled "Capitol Comments: Read What Lawmakers Say about Community Colleges in Response to the Third FACCCTS Legislator Poll." This newsletter contains the following articles: "Capitol…

Argues that sound development programs have contributed to the community college's relative success in hiring minority administrators. Describes programs in four categories: university doctorates, higher education association programs, programs sponsored by minority higher education associations, and professional development programs designed by…

Reviews legislation and court decisions advancing wage and job equity for minorities and women in academic settings. Discusses provisions of the Equal Pay Act and Title VII, legal precedents for pay equity, and recent court decisions supporting voluntary affirmative action plans. (DMM)

Perceives the key challenge facing community colleges in the 1990s to be the development of leadership that represents the diversity of the colleges' students and local constituents. Considers the components of a plan for changing institutional values, climate, and learning environment. (DMM)