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University of Iowa Committee on Human Rights policies, 1958-1986

1968-11-15 University Human Rights Committee to President Howard Bowen Page 1

NOV 15 1968

TO: President Bowen
FROM: University Human Rights Committee
DATE: April 8, 1968

It is the conviction of the Human Rights Committee that, in order to fulfill its societal role, the University must pursue a vigorous policy of recruiting Negro students, faculty and staff and that the University should proceed at once to establish a Center for Afro-American Studies on campus. Our basic proposals are outlined below and, although the recruiting proposals are couched primarily in term of Negro recruiting, it should be borne in mind that the recruitment of other disadvantaged groups (Indians, migrants, Puerto Ricans and poor whites) must be included in any such program.

I. Undergraduate Recruiting 
A. The Necessity for the Program
   The fact that the University is presently not reaching potential black students is well illustrated by the recent University of Iowa Night held at West High in Waterloo, and attended by over 300 high school students from the Waterloo area. West High has one Negro student. East High is about 15% Negro. Although there were a large number of students from East High at the recruiting meeting, not one Negro student attended the meeting. 1
   Although the choice of West High as the site of the University of Iowa Night was not made on a discriminatory basis, and although visits are made directly to East High, along with many other high schools in the state, 

1. Similarly, at the recent otherwise successful University of Iowa night at North High in Des Moines, not even a handful of Negroes showed up, although there are large numbers of Negroes in the Des Moines high schools, especially at Tech, but also at North and East highs,

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NOV 15 1968 TO: President Bowen FROM: University Human Rights Committee DATE: April 8, 1968 It is the conviction of the Human Rights Committee that, in order to fulfill its societal role, the University must pursue a vigorous policy of recruiting Negro students, faculty and staff and that the University should proceed at once to establish a Center for Afro-American Studies on campus. Our basic proposals are outlined below and, although the recruiting proposals are couched primarily in term of Negro recruiting, it should be borne in mind that the recruitment of other disadvantaged groups (Indians, migrants, Puerto Ricans and poor whites) must be included in any such program. I. Undergraduate Recruiting A. The Necessity for the Program The fact that the University is presently not reaching potential black students is well illustrated by the recent University of Iowa Night held at West High in Waterloo, and attended by over 300 high school students from the Waterloo area. West High has one Negro student. East High is about 15% Negro. Although there were a large number of students from East High at the recruiting meeting, not one Negro student attended the meeting. 1 Although the choice of West High as the site of the University of Iowa Night was not made on a discriminatory basis, and although visits are made directly to East High, along with many other high schools in the state, 1. Similarly, at the recent otherwise successful University of Iowa night at North High in Des Moines, not even a handful of Negroes showed up, although there are large numbers of Negroes in the Des Moines high schools, especially at Tech, but also at North and East highs,