Presenters at the 2008 Campus Diversity Forum: Seeding Inclusive Excellence
Gilles Bousquet is dean of the Division of International Studies, director of the International Institute, and Pickard-Bascom Professor of French at UW–Madison. He was director of the Center for European Studies and has served as chair of the Department of French and Italian. He holds a joint appointment in the Wisconsin School of Business as senior advisor to the Center for International Business Education and Research and to the Initiative for Studies in Technology Entrepreneurship. As dean, he coordinates the university’s internationalization strategy with particular attention to language and area studies, interdisciplinary and global research and educational alliances, and public-private partnerships. Under his leadership, the Division’s strategic plan focuses on global talent–advancing the education of global citizens, and the university's global engagement–focused on the role of a public research university in addressing human and societal challenges.
Kaleem Caire, Interim Chair and lead founder of Next Generation, is also the co-founder and managing director of KL Caire Companies. As a native of Wisconsin and a UW alumnus, he brings a deep understanding of how issues of access and equity affect our institution specifically. Having lived in the Washington D.C. area for a decade, he is adept at maneuvering through the political aspects of diversity initiatives. He is an accomplished trail blazer and national leader in K-12 education, with more than 15 years of expertise in organizational leadership, coalition building, project management, strategic alliance partnerships, fundraising and developing and managing direct service youth programs. He was named one of the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s “40 under 40” alumni.
Dr. Eric L. Dey is Professor of Education at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, where he directs the postsecondary research program at UVA’s Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning. His research examines how colleges and universities shape the lives and experiences of those who study and work within them, and is founded on the belief in the importance of developing research with application to the understanding and practice of higher education. As one example of this work, Dey was a member of the team of social scientists tapped to provide research on the educational effects of diverse student bodies; this work was foundational to the Supreme Court’s decision supporting the continuing use of affirmative action in college admissions. A recognized expert on conducting large-scale, multi-institutional studies of higher education, his current work is also focused on campus-based efforts to understand and enhance student learning through the application of technology and modern evaluation practices.
Dr. Christopher J. Metzler is the Associate Dean of Human Resources for the Masters of Professional Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Georgetown University, he was on the faculty at Cornell University’s ILR School where he directed the EEO and Diversity Studies program. Before entering higher education, he headed the strategic issues and research practice at an international consulting firm and provided advice to multinational corporations and governments on human rights, human capital, equality, corporate social responsibility, discrimination and diversity. He lectures globally on diversity, global employment practices, corporate social responsibility, human rights, human resources and comparative employment system.
Dr. Jeffrey Milem, Associate Dean and full professor in the University of Arizona School of Education is one of the original authors of the Inclusive Excellence monograph that specifically focused on the educational implications of diversity experiences. He is the current president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), the national umbrella organization for higher education research and scholarship. Dr. Milem has published dozens of articles and is one of the most well regarded scholars in the country in respect to issues of diversity and campus climate. His research interests focus on racial dynamics in higher education, the educational outcomes of diversity, the impact of college on students, and the condition and status of the professorate—including the ways in which faculty effectively utilize diversity in their classroom teaching.
Dr. Yolanda T. Moses is the Professor of Anthropology, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Excellence, and Executive Director for Conflict Resolution at the University of California, Riverside. She is currently involved with several national higher education projects with the National Council for Research on Women, Campus Women Lead and The Women of Color Research Collective. In addition, she is Chair of the National Advisory Board of a multi-year national public education project sponsored by the American Anthropological Association. Moses' research focuses on the broad question of the origins of social inequality in complex societies through the use of comparative ethnographic and survey methods. She has explored gender and class disparities in the Caribbean, East Africa and in the United States. More recently, her research has focused on issues of diversity and change in universities and colleges in the United States, India, and South Africa.
Cathy Trueba is the Director of the McBurney Disability Resource Center. She has more 20 years of experience in the field of post-secondary services including disability program directorships at Dartmouth College and UW–Madison. She serves on a national panel of disability experts for the Educational Testing Services, Inc., providing guidance on policy and fair practice to test takers with disabilities. Additionally, Trueba is a recent addition to the teaching faculty at the University of Connecticut’s Postsecondary Training Institute. She has presented nationally on best practices in postsecondary disability services and has provided program evaluation and reviews to public and private colleges nationwide. Trueba is particularly interested in issues pertaining to individuals with hidden disabilities including those with learning disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and Autism Spectrum Disorders.