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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—July 2016
An update on key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from April 1, 2016 through July 14, 2016...
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ARL Applauds US Supreme Court Decision Upholding Diversity in College Admissions
The US Supreme Court decided in a 4-3 ruling today, June 23, 2016, that it is lawful for the University of Texas (UT) at Austin to consider race as part...
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Supreme Court of the United States Upholds University of Texas’ Affirmative Action Policy
On Thursday, June 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States in a 4-3 vote upheld the affirmative action admissions policy in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (Fisher II),...
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National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 Travel Award Recipients Selected
NDLC ’16: “Bridges to Inclusion” The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is awarding 26 scholarships for individuals to attend the 2016 National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC ‘16), August 10–13,...
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ARL Mourns Orlando Shooting Victims—Libraries Serve as Safe Havens, Promote Social Justice
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is saddened and horrified by the tragic murder of 49 people and the wounding of dozens of others in a shooting at the Pulse...
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ARL+DLF Forum 2016 Fellowships Available—Apply by June 13
This year, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and Digital Library Federation (DLF) will again sponsor a number of fellowship and travel awards meant to foster a more diverse and...
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Karen Nakamura to Keynote NDLC ’16 Pre-Conference Forum on Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility
Karen Nakamura Acclaimed anthropologist Karen Nakamura will present the keynote address for a forum on “Diversity and Accessibility: Designing for Innovation and Inclusion” preceding the 2016 National Diversity in Libraries...
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Ithaka S+R Studying Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in Academic Libraries; Offering Session in Orlando on June 26
Research organization Ithaka S+R announced on May 16, 2016, that it has embarked on the latest in a series of studies of diversity, equity, and inclusion in cultural organizations—this one...
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Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce—Application Deadline Extended to May 25
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has extended the application deadline to May 25, 2016, for the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW), a program designed to recruit master...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic II Call for Applications—Deadline June 13
The second iteration of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Society of American Archivists (SAA) Mosaic Program is now accepting applications for the 2016–2018 cohort. The program, established in 2013 and...