ASA Diversity Initiatives

ASA Diversity Initiatives

The ASA Committee on Diversity is pleased to announce that two aestheticians, under ASA sponsorship, will participate in summer 2010 institutes to encourage undergraduate students from under-represented groups to consider future study in the field of aesthetics.  Robin James of the Department of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte will serve as a Visiting Scholar at the Philosophy in an Inclusive Key Summer Institute at Pennsylvania State University.  Christy Mag Uihdir of the Department of Philosophy at the City College of New York will be a Visiting Scholar at the Summer Institute for Diversity and Philosophy at Rutgers University.

The ASA Committee on Diversity was created in 2008 by the ASA Trustees to increase diversity in the Society.  The Committee worked with the Penn State and Rutgers programs to provide support for the Visiting Scholar positions in aesthetics.  The Committee advertised the positions internationally and received many strong applications.  It is anticipated that these collaborations will be continued in the summer of 2011 and beyond.

The ASA Committee on Diversity solicits suggestions for additional initiatives that will enhance diversity in the Society’s activities and in the field of aesthetics.  Please send your ideas to the Committee’s Chair, Philip Alperson, at alperson@temple.edu.