A discussion on economic inequality featuring Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile 2000-06, and Robert Reich, U.S. Secretary of Labor 1993-97. Moderated by Harley Shaiken, Professor and Chair, Center for Latin American Studies, UC Berkeley. Co-sponsored with the Berkeley Law School. Ricardo Lagos was president of Chile from 2000-2006. Since that time he has served as UN Special Envoy for Climate Change and is currently president of the Fundación Democracia y Desarrollo. In 2006 Chancellor Birgeneau awarded him Berkeley's highest honor, the Berkeley Medal. Robert Reich is Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Previously, he served as Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration. He is a founding editor of The American Prospect and chair of Common Cause. http://www.clas.berkeley.edu

Diversity in Science and Engineering Faculties: Preparing for the Great Crew Change" Dr. Donna J. Nelson, Department of Chemistry, University of Oklahoma The California Forums for Diversity in Graduate Education, planned by a consortium of public and private colleges and universities from throughout California, have been designed particularly to meet the needs of advanced undergraduates and master's candidates who belong to groups that are currently underrepresented in doctoral-level programs. The groups include low-income and first-generation college students and especially African Americans, American Indians, Chicanos/Latinos, Filipinos, Pacific Islanders, Asian American women, and Asian American men in the arts, humanities, and social and behavioral sciences. Each California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education will bring together approximately 1,000 pre-selected, high-achieving undergraduate and master's students. The students will explore graduate opportunities and resources by participating in numerous workshops conducted throughout the day. Universities and individual graduate programs offering academic master's and/or Ph.D. degrees are welcome to participate in the recruitment fairs that will take place concurrently with the other planned activities. Note that these events are for all disciplines except MBA programs, medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, veterinary science, and law, all of which have their own recruiting networks. For more information, please visit their website at: http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/forum-for-diversity/recruiters/index.html