PRESIDENT CLINTON’S INITIATIVE ON RACE
"CAMPUS WEEK OF DIALOGUE"
(Washington, D.C.) -- During the week of April 6-9, 1998, Advisory Board members to the
President’s Initiative on Race and Cabinet Secretaries, including Education Secretary
Richard Riley, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, and Attorney General Janet Reno, will
participate in campus events around the country in a nationwide effort to encourage
dialogues on race. The month of April 1998 has been designated by the President’s
Initiative on Race as a month of dialogue. More than 500 hundred schools, with every state
in the nation represented, will sponsor town hall meetings and other public forums on race
during the month of April.
The following events will highlight the week's activities. A list of additional events
are attached.
Worcester College, Massachusetts, - April 3,
1998
Assistant to the President, and Director of Public Liaison, Maria Echaveste
Howard University School of Law, Washington,
D.C. - April 6, 1998
Executive Director to the President's Initiative on Race Judith Winston; and
Advisory Board Member Linda Chavez Thompson
Oberlin College, Ohio - April 7, 1998
US Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt
Drew University, New Jersey - April 8, 1998
US Secretary of Education Richard Riley;
Advisory Board member and President of Drew University Tom Kean;
Advisory Board member Angela Oh; and
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury Theodore N. Carter
Temple University, Pennsylvania - April 8 1998
Attorney General Janet Reno
The President's Race Initiative requests that colleges and universities participating
in this national week of dialogue provide concrete outcomes and feedback with the
Initiative to be shared with the President. Following the conclusion of the work of the
Initiative, President Clinton will issue a report to the American people.
CAMPUS WEEK OF DIALOGUE
April 3, 1998
| Location: |
Worcester State College - A Community Conversation on Race Relations |
| Participants: |
Maria Echaveste, assistant to the President and Director, Office of Public Liaison;
Congressman James P. McGovern; and President, Kalyan Ghosh, Worcester State College |
April 6, 1998
| Location: |
Howard University Law School - Town Hall Meeting |
| Participants: |
Judith A. Winston, Executive Director, President's Initiative on Race, and Linda
Chavez Thompson, Advisory Board member to the President's Initiative on Race |
| Location: |
CUNY Queens College - Panel Discussion on Race |
| Participants: |
Mike Wenger, President's Initiative on Race; Andrew Hacker, author or Two Nations:
Black and White; and Acting Provost, David Speidel |
April 7, 1998
| Location: |
Oberlin University - Dialogue on Race |
| Participants: |
US Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt; Nancy Dye, Oberlin University President; and
Oberlin College Faculty and Students |
| Location: |
Association of American Colleges & Universities/ Time Warner - New York
Televised Panel Discussion on Race |
| Participants: |
Tom Kean, Advisory Board member to the President's Initiative on Race; David Dinkins,
former Mayor of New York; and
Yolanda Moses, president, City College |
| Location: |
University of Miami, Ohio - Town Hall Meeting |
| Participants: |
William Leftwich, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense |
| Location: |
University of Michigan - Town Hall Meeting |
| Participants: |
Judith Winston, Executive Director |
| Location: |
Princeton University - Dialogue on Race |
| Participants: |
Angela Oh, Advisory Board member to the President's Initiative on Race |
April 8, 1998
| Location: |
Drew University - Town Hall Meeting |
| Participants: |
US Secretary of Education, Richard Riley; Advisory Board member Tom Kean; Advisory
Board member Angela Oh; and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury, Ted Carter |
| Location: |
Temple University |
| Participants: |
Attorney General Janet Reno |
| Location: |
New York University Law School - Dialogue on Race |
| Participants: |
Leslie Thornton, Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Education |
| Location: |
Mississippi Valley State - Dialogue on Race |
| Participants: |
William Winter, former Governor of Mississippi and Advisory Board member to the
President's Initiative on Race |
| Location: |
UCLA Film School - Dialogue on Race |
| Participants: |
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez; Dennis Hayashi, counsellor to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services; Felix Sanchez, President of the National Hispanic
Foundation for the Arts; Michael Velazquez, Chapter President of the National Association
of Minorities in Communications; Kyle Booser, President of RES IPSA Media; Greg Amerson,
Manager of Marketing and Operations at HBO; Helen Hernandez, President of IMAGEN
Foundation; Diane Medina, Director of Diversity, Walt Disney Company; Michael DeLorenzo,
Actor; Wanda DeJesus, Actress; and, Jackie Guerra, Actress |
The President's Initiative on Race is a year-long effort to create a stronger, more
just, and more united American community. For additional information, write the
President's Initiative on Race at: New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503
or visit the One America Website: www.whitehouse.gov/Initiatives/OneAmerica.
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