Multicultural incompetence
This has to be a positive turning point in society.
Companies are refusing to recruit graduates of some University of Wisconsin-Madison schools not only because there are so few minority graduates, but because the white students are not prepared for a multicultural workplace.
This is great news for society. As the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article notes: "As they struggle to compete in a global economy, companies are building diverse work forces that reflect their customers. Their reservations with UW-Madison go beyond its small number of minority graduates. Companies complain that white students from the university are not prepared for a multicultural workplace."
'Multicultural incompetence of UW-Madison graduates has prompted corporations to end or threaten to end their recruitment here,' said Bernice Durand, associate vice chancellor for diversity and climate.
So, minority recruitment is no longer good social policy, it is now also essential economic and business policy as we all work in a multicultural business scene. (Part I of two posts on this issue. Photo from a current LERN promotion)
Speaking of race, I think you will enjoy Michael Dyson's oral delivery who recently spoke at the Blake School in Minneapolis.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/05/17/midday2
Posted by: Cem Erdem | May 22, 2006 at 11:36 AM