UALR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson formed the Chancellor’s Committee on Race in 2006 to create a dialogue on race and racial divides in Arkansas, focusing on black and white communities. Due to the growing Latino/a population, the Chancellor’s Committee was broadened to include a focus on ethnicity. The committee is now the Chancellor’s Committee on Race and Ethnicity.
Throughout its five year history, the committee has met weekly during the academic year to discuss topics concerning race and ethnicity in Arkansas. The discussions have included the wealth gap, religion, the results of the annual Racial Attitudes Surveys, and topics that were triggered by news reports or scholarly articles.
Watch Chancellor Joel E. Anderson’s “Clinton School Speakers Series” lecture on race and ethnic justice.
The Chancellor’s Committee on Race and Ethnicity embraced the Chancellor’s recommendation that the Institute on Race and Ethnicity be formed and worked for a two year period to make the Institute a reality. A list of current members of the Chancellor’s Committee include:
- Adjoa A. Aiyetoro
Inaugural Director, Institute on Race and Ethnicity - Aaron Baker
Web Services Coordinator, Information Technology Services - Siobhan Bartley
Research Librarian, Institute for Economic Advancement - LaVerne Bell-Tolliver
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work - Cindy Bennett
Director, Survey Research Center, Institute of Government - Angela L. Brenton
Dean, College of Professional Studies - Gerald Driskill
Professor, Speech Communication - Nina Driver
Program Manager, Institute on Race and Ethnicity - Tim Edwards
Associate Professor, Mass Communication - Joe Giammo
Associate Professor, Political Science - Logan Hampton
Director, Donaghey Student Center - Harvell Howard
Coordinator, African American Male Initiative/TEAMS - Susan Hoffpauir
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Clinton School of Public Service - Jennifer Hune
Associate Professor, Teacher Education - John Kirk
Chair and Donaghey Professor, History - Charlotte Llewellyn-Williams
Director, Center on Community Philanthropy, Clinton School of Public Service - Priscilla McChristian
Chief of Staff, Office of the Chancellor - John Miller
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work - David Montague
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice - Jeff Nash
Chair and Professor, Sociology and Anthropology - Sam O’Bryant
Assistant Director, Center on Community Philanthropy, Clinton School of Public Service - Mia Phillips
Writing Assistant, Chancellor’s Office - Marinelle Ringer
Technical/Grant Writer, Nanotechnology Center - Shaun Thomas
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
