Multicultural Student Services - University of Wisconsin-Stout

Affirmative Action
An on campus resource that provides and promotes advocacy and understanding of equal opportunity, affirmative action and diversity for faculty, staff and students in a work/learning environment.

UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity
Purpose of institute is to conduct and encourage a variety of activities designed to enhance conceptual, theoretical, and empirical inquiry into the phenomena of race and ethnicity.

Wisconsin Women Equal Prosperity
Statewide economic development initiative lead by Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton that is committed to Raising the Grade for Wisconsin Women.

The Eau Claire Human Rights Coalition (ECHRC)
Clearinghouse for those who need human rights support or want to discuss human right issues.

PBS: Race: The Power of an Illusion
Companion site to the PBS television series and demonstrates how race is both biological myth and social invention. Web site contains a searchable database for finding information on the science, politics and questions about race.

Teaching Tolerance
Program of Southern Poverty Law Center, Teaching Tolerance is aimed at “dismantling bigotry and creating, in hate's stead, communities that value diversity.” Site provides a variety of resources for individuals and classrooms.

National Conference for Community and Justice
Organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism in America. Offers links to education resources and organizations and includes information and articles on subjects of hate crimes, racial profiling, Native American Mascots and more.

Association of Multiethnic Americans
Nonprofit association of international groups that promotes positive awareness of interracial and multiethnic identity. Web site contains links to related organizations and recommended resources.

Academic Info: Religion Gateway
provides links to a variety of religion-based information sites.

ACE: American Council on Education
Office of Minorities in Higher Education
Reports on minorities in higher education.

Affirmative Action Register
The national EEO recruitment publication directed to females, minorities, veterans, and disabled persons as well as to all employment candidates.

American Association of University Women
National association promoting education and equity for women and girls.

American Civil Liberties Union
Works daily in cours, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties of individuals.

American Immigration Center
Provides information about living, working and visiting the USA . Excellent for Educators of citizenship, US History, adulty literacy programs and ESLr Bi-lingual. Telephone information: 505-891-8885

DiversityBusiness.com
DiversityInc.com – Provides a wide variety of diversity-related information; news, guides, marketplace, community and workforce.

Diversity Web
An Interactive Resource Hub for Higher Education Diversity Web – Provides examples of institutional statements and plans; campus climate and cultural research evaluation and impact; political and legal issues; current and archival issues; principles and practices; diversity requirements models, general education requirements, recruitment, tenure and promotions; faculty/staff development and programs; teaching strategies and classroom practices; conferences and papers; and position openings and resources. Also includes campus community partnerships; citizenship and values; handbooks, guides and organizations; and peer education and diversity training and much more.

Equal Opportunity Publication
Publishes magazines devoted to career development and equal opportunity for women, minority professionals, and person with disability-related challenges. An available option is to post your resume in the resume database, a database accessed by corporate and government employers nationwide.

The Diversity and Climate
A link from UW-Madison which is a very useful site for faculties to gain knowledge on how to address minority students in the classroom.

The Office of Academic Diversity and Development
Provides leadership to all UW System institutions in creating and maintaining policies and procedures that help to achieve the goals and initiatives of Plan 2008 and other related race and ethnic diversity activities.