====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 1049 from reel: NP 7214 (1997-08-18 to 1997-12-09) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/43717 Title: Minority Faculty in the Big 12 Summary: Chart showing percentage of minority faculty at Big 12 universities with University of Kansas ranking seventh at 9.9%. Category: campus news Subjects: university faculty; diversity statistics; academic institutions Named Entities: University of Kansas; Big 12 Conference Confidence: 0.9 Title: Chancellor's Minority-Faculty Goal Calls for 66 More Professors by 2000 Summary: Article about Chancellor Shankel's goal to increase minority faculty at University of Kansas by 66 positions by 2000, discussing challenges and strategies for achieving diversity in hiring. Category: campus news Subjects: university administration; faculty diversity; academic hiring Named Entities: Shankel, Richard [chancellor]; Hemenway, Robert [chancellor]; Bryan, Jim [affirmative action officer]; Thompson, Sherwood [director of Office of Minority Affairs] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Center Serves Multiple Purposes Summary: Article about the Multicultural Resource Center at University of Kansas, describing its mission to promote diversity and provide resources for multicultural education. Category: campus news Subjects: multicultural education; university resources; diversity programs Named Entities: Multicultural Resource Center (MRC); Flores, Gloria [coordinator] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Pres. Clinton Holds Forum About Race Summary: Coverage of President Clinton's forum on race relations in Akron, Ohio, where he discussed racial issues and diversity with community leaders. Category: national news Subjects: racial dialogue; presidential initiatives; civil rights Named Entities: Clinton, Bill [president] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Name Change Reflects Office's Goal Summary: Article about the renaming of the Office of Equal Opportunity to reflect its expanded mission of promoting diversity and affirmative action at University of Kansas. Category: campus news Subjects: university administration; affirmative action; diversity initiatives Named Entities: Bryan, Jim [affirmative action officer]; Thompson, Sherwood [director of Office of Minority Affairs] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Clarification Summary: Correction notice regarding an earlier article about the Douglas County AIDS Project, clarifying patient numbers and service dates. Category: announcement Subjects: corrections; AIDS awareness; community health Confidence: 0.7 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Hillel; Johnny's Tavern; Play It Again Sports; University of Kansas Writing Center; Jimmy John's Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.