SUBJECT:

Report of the Diversity Commission

Last spring, in response to a changing legal environment, I appointed
a Commission with broad UCSD student, staff and faculty
representation to advise me on issues related to diversity. I urged
the new Diversity Commission to engage in wide-ranging discussions
about affirmative action and diversity programs at UCSD, and asked
for their recommendations for "discarding ineffective programs, and
enhancing or creating programs and strategies that will enable UCSD
productively to pursue its commitment to excellence and diversity."

The final Report of the Diversity Commission has reached me and I
want now to share it with the larger campus community. A copy of
the Diversity Commission's original charge and final Report can be
found at the following address: http://www.ucsd.edu/diversity or it may
be accessed from the main page of InfoPath, UCSD's home page at
www.ucsd.edu.

The Diversity Commission undertook its work with the understanding
that the statements and recommendations in its Report would be
reviewed by campus counsel to assure that any recommendations
implemented will be in full compliance with federal and state law, and
with Regents' Resolutions SP-1 and SP-2. This review process is
currently underway. I have also asked appropriate members of the
administration to provide me with data about programs identified in
the Report, to analyze the cost implications of its recommendations,
and to ascertain how the recommendations respond to the University's
most pressing needs and concerns.

I want to thank the Diversity Commission's members for the time
and thoughtfulness they have given to this effort.

I welcome your written comments and responses to the Report. I am
confident that together we can make UCSD a more diverse, tolerant,
and welcoming community.

Robert C. Dynes Chancellor