Louisiana State University Wins
Equity & Diversity Award
The Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the AEJMC Equity & Diversity Award.
The AEJMC Equity & Diversity Award recognizes academic units for outstanding progress and innovation in racial, gender, and ethnic equity and diversity. Nominations outline a program’s efforts during the previous three years in hiring and recruitment, status of current faculty, academic climate and institutionally embedded support. “LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication has made diversity and equity its mission,” says Linda Aldoory, Chair of the award selection committee. “The school has initiated a variety of programs, strategies, and communication tools that have assisted with department climate for faculty, institutional support for faculty research on diversity, and recruitment and hiring of diverse faculty."
Among its many activities and achievements, the Manship School of Mass Communication was nominated for its efforts in fund-raising, recruitment, and extensive research and public service in arenas including a dedicated online forum on media diversity comprising more than 2,000 journal articles and books; a research database of syllabi of diversity courses from approximately 40 universities and colleges around the country; a directory of state ethnic media; and publications like the recent report, “Diversity That Works,” a book of discussions offering recommendations for building diversity and equity within journalism and mass communication that was distributed to universities across the country.
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