Dr. Steve O. Michael, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, will participate in a Diversity Showcase Seminar June 29 as part of the 2011 Access, Equity and Diversity Summit and Annual Meeting. Hosted by the American Association for Affirmative Action and the New Jersey Affirmative Action Officers’ Council, the event will be held at the Atlantic City Convention Center. The seminar will explore the relationship between affirmative action and diversity.

Other panelists include: Armstrong Williams, TV and Radio show host; Robin Parker, Beyond Diversity Resource Center; Anjali Thakur-Mittal, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights; Veronica Villalobos, Director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, U.S. Office of Personnel Management; and from France, Professor Marie-Christine Pauwels-Borel, University of Paris Ouest, Nanterre la Défense. Ms. Jeannine LaRue will moderate the panel.

For more information, visit www.affirmativeaction.org/conference.html.