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Diversity Matters  at Fresno State

Resources

On Campus

AB 540 Online Resource Guide
Provides information for undocumented nonresident high school and college students seeking information about their eligibility for AB 540, as well as resources for faculty and staff

(Academic Senate) Committee for Faculty Equity and Diversity (CFED)

Human Resources: EEO and Diversity
How Human Resources supports diversity, including links to related policies and procedures.

Current Catalog Statement Regarding Diversity

African American Edge Initiative Pilot Program
A goal is to provide formal, sustainable support from the University, and specifically African American faculty and staff, to give African American students an edge—the opportunity to see that they can succeed by working hard, while never giving up their identities.

Asian Faculty and Staff Association
AFSA, founded in December 2008, is for faculty and staff interested in supporting Asian and Asian-American issues and activities on campus.

AB 540: Assisting Immigrant Students in Pursuing Higher Education
Provides information for undocumented nonresident high school and college students seeking information about their eligibility for AB 540. It also provides advising resources for faculty and staff.

Black Faculty and Staff Association
Provides resources available not only through faculty and staff at the University but also through our students and others in the greater Black community.

Hmong/Southeast Asian Information and Resources
Information and resources about Southeast Asian cultures represented throughout the Central Valley, the state and across the nation.

Latina/o Faculty and Staff Association

Researchers and Critical Educators (RACE)

Title V- HSI Program: Commitment to Latina/o Academic Success & Excellence (CLASE)
Provides grants to assist HSIs to expand educational opportunities for, and improve the attainment of, Hispanic students.

The Office of Human Resources provides workplace assistive devices and support services required by faculty and staff with verified physical, psychological and learning disabilities.
Accommodations include assistive technology, alternate formats of text, reading, note-taking, sign language interpreting and campus transportation. For more information about the Assistive Device Program, call 559.278.2364 or visit the Office of Human Resources website.

Community Resources

Cultural Organizations

Download the organization listing (pdf)

Regional and National Resources

Articles and Publications

An Update on Challenges to Diversity in Higher Education Today (Pearson Learning Solutions)

On Campus With Women: Featured Topics examine the experiences of Asian American, black, and Latina women in higher education (AACU)

 

How To Pronounce Names Correctly

Overall source - http://hearnames.com/

Asian

Chinese -

http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/China/teaching/names2.xml
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~zhuxj/readpinyin.html
http://www.csupomona.edu/~pronunciation/cantonese.html
http://www.csupomona.edu/~pronunciation/mandarin.html
Cambodian
- http://www.csupomona.edu/~pronunciation/cambodian.html
Filipino - http://www.csupomona.edu/~pronunciation/filipino.html
Hmong - http://www.johncooke.com/name/hmong.htm OR http://www.johncooke.com/name/hmong.htm
Japanese
- http://www.csupomona.edu/~pronunciation/japanese.html
Korean - http://www.csupomona.edu/~pronunciation/korean.html
Southeast Asian - http://www.johncooke.com/name/hmong.htm
hai
- http://www.csupomona.edu/~pronunciation/thai.html
Vietnamese - http://www.csupomona.edu/~pronunciation/vietnamese.html

Latino/Spanish

http://www.hearnames.com/name-categories/spanish-names.html
http://www.learn-spanish-help.com/spanish-pronunciation.html