Watch Chancellor Joel E. Anderson’s “Clinton School Speakers Series” lecture on race and ethnic justice.
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.
The Chancellor’s Committee on Race and Ethnicity is a unique strength of UALR. It is the foundation on which the Institute on Race and Ethnicity was built. A voluntary group composed of some 30 faculty and staff members, the CCRE meets with the Chancellor most Monday afternoons during academic semesters to talk about issues of race and ethnicity. Discussions have included the wealth gap, segregated Sunday mornings, the results of the annual Racial Attitudes Surveys, and topics that were triggered by news reports or scholarly articles. The Committee is a diverse and interdisciplinary group from across campus that has over the years established real trust in one another. These trusting relationships enable honest and open dialogue on sensitive issues. The Institute hopes to replicate this kind of relationship-building in other areas across campus and within the external community.
A list of current members of the Chancellor’s Committee include:
- Adjoa A. Aiyetoro
Associate Professor, UALR William H. Bowen School of Law - Aaron Baker
Web Services Coordinator, Information Technology Services - Laura Barrio-Vilar
Assistant Professor, Department of English - LaVerne Bell-Tolliver
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work - Cindy Bennett
Director, Survey Research Center, Institute of Government - Anarella Cellitti
Associate Professor, Teacher Education - Tamisha Cheatham
Project Coordinator, Institute on Race and Ethnicity - Tara DeJohn
Assistant Professor, School of Social Work - Gerald Driskill
Professor, Speech Communication - Logan Hampton
Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students, Educational/Student Services and Student Life - 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 - Barclay Key
Assistant Professor, History - John Kirk
Chair and Donaghey Professor, History - Charlotte Lewellen-Williams
Director, Center on Community Philanthropy, Clinton School of Public Service - Vicki Lind
Assistant Professor, Music Education - Kara Matthews Brown
Diversity Programs Coordinator, Office of Campus Life - Priscilla McChristian
Interim Director, Institute on Race and Ethnicity/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 - Mia Phillips
Writing Assistant, Office of the Chancellor - Sherry Rankins-Robertson
Assistant Professor, Rhetoric and Writing - Dan Shelton
Grants and Contracts Specialist, O ffice of Research and Sponsored Programs - Donna L. Shelton
Web Communications Specialist, Institute on Race and Ethnicity/Office of Communications - Shaun Thomas
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice - Carol Thompson
Professor, Speech Communication - Elizabeth Vaughn-Neely
Chair and Associate Professor, Educational Leadership
