Managing and valuing diversity - EEO and AA have clear and distinct meanings. AA is a legal tool for remedying past discrimination. Diversity is a voluntary method of treating people with dignity, respect and valuing, not merely tolerating, cultural differences and similarities. Diverse work teams are good for profits and good for business. Corporate America and companies such as Motorola and General Electric are moving beyond mandatory affirmative action programs and are voluntarily implementing diversity programs.
Universities also have a compelling reason for having a racially diverse student body and faculty.
We can all learn from people of different backgrounds and races. This book is a statistical study of African Americans who attended elite universities in the late 1970's through race-conscious AA programs. However, California colleges must still comply with Executive Order 11246 by having an affirmative action program which monitors employment practices.