Diversity Research: Beyond Counting
Research on diversity in academia has usually focused on issues of representation, counting the numbers or percentages of students, faculty, and others who are members of traditionally or currently underrepresented demographic groups. While such research is no doubt necessary, it is far from sufficient, and does not reflect the most interesting work being done today by researchers in the social sciences, the life sciences, and even the physical sciences. This conference aims to provide a platform for scholarly exchanges on developing research on diversity and its relationship with productivity, creativity, and positive outcomes; diversity science; the meaning of diversity; and some of the larger questions that surround these issues. We hope that this conference will be a significant step in enriching and deepening UCLA’s research climate for all those interested in what diversity does and can mean.
1. What exactly is the definition of diversity in today’s complex and rapidly changing socioeconomic and institutional context?
2. How does diversity affect the design, implementation, or results of research programs and projects?
3. Is “diversity science” really a science, and if so what is its appropriate object of study?
4. Under what conditions do diverse teams outperform homogeneous ones?
5. What, if anything, is lost in the turn from ethical, political, and legal arguments for diversity to more pragmatic, outcome-driven arguments?
6. How can research on cognitive bias be used to create more effective research teams and projects?
7. What’s next for diversity research?
The conference keynote speaker is Scott Page, Ph.D., Professor of Complex Systems, Political Science, and Economics at the University of Michigan.
There is no registration fee. Please RSVP to Faculty Diversity & Development at FacDiversity@conet.ucla.edu or call (310) 206-7411 by Friday, June 1, 2012.
MAJOR SPONSOR: Vice Chancellor for Research
COSPONSORS: Graduate Division, Division of Life Sciences, Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law & Policy, Center for the Study of Women, and David Geffen School of Medicine
www.faculty.diversity.ucla.edu
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