In accordance with federal requirements as a government contractor, Eastern Michigan University is required to present an Affirmative Action Audit, an Affirmative Action Plan for Women and Minorities, and an Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Sharon Abraham, director of EMU's Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action, made the presentation to the Board of Regents' Educational Policies Committee meeting Jan. 15. The audit gives an overview and provides an analysis of the University workforce with special emphasis on the percentages of women and minorities in job groups compared to the education-related labor markets. Heather Neff (below), professor of communication and theatre arts, teaches a class. A breakdown of EMU's total workforce as of Sept. 18, 2007, includes numbers for women and minorities. They are as follows:

Female faculty* 665 or 57.1 percent

Female staff 381 or 48.3 percent

Female faculty and staff 1,046 or 53.1 percent

Minority faculty 226 or 19.4 percent

Minority staff 141 or 17.9 percent

Minority faculty and staff 367 or 18.8 percent

Source: 2008 Affirmative Action update

*The Affirmative Action Audit Review listed 1,164 total facuty, which includes all regular full and part-time faculty and lecturers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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