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First Annual Report of the University Committee on Human Rights, 1963 Page 4

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campus conference early in 1964, to discuss various facets of the problem of education and human rights.
More specifically, the Extension Division is making available to the public a film on housing discrimination produced by the University of Wisconsin. The College of Education is responding to an offer by the Iowa City Superintendent of Schools to evaluate the human relations content of the public school curriculum. Discussions have been held with the School of Journalism concerning the inclusion in its postgraduate workshops of sessions dealing with expanded news coverage of human relations activities.
6. Research -- A member of the law faculty is engaged in a study of Iowa statutes and ordinances relating to civil rights. The research will be published initially in the Iowa Law Review and subsequently will be republished by the Institute of Public Affairs for distribution throughout the state.
The University Library has instituted a special human rights collection. The publications of national, state, and local organizations, both governmental and private, are being included. This file has already proved valuable for action and research purposes.
7. Employment -- The Committee is greatly interested in the placement of students upon graduation. Much effort needs to be expanded in this area, and contact has been made with the National Urban League and President Johnson's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity.
The Committee has found no instant solutions for the complex and subtle problems of discrimination in the north. Most of the steps which must be taken to eliminate discrimination are tedious and of little news value, yet this does not make them any less essential. While human rights committees and commissions are useful, they do not relieve the individual of his personal responsibility to refrain from using race, color, creed and national origin as bases for discrimination.
Respectfully submitted,
(Philip G. Hubbard, Donald B. Johnson, William Nusser, Sam Saltzman, Edward J. Bennett, Sara Brogan, Michael Carver (ex officio), Willard L. Boyd, Chairman.)

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4. campus conference early in 1964, to discuss various facets of the problem of education and human rights. More specifically, the Extension Division is making available to the public a film on housing discrimination produced by the University of Wisconsin. The College of Education is responding to an offer by the Iowa City Superintendent of Schools to evaluate the human relations content of the public school curriculum. Discussions have been held with the School of Journalism concerning the inclusion in its postgraduate workshops of sessions dealing with expanded news coverage of human relations activities. 6. Research -- A member of the law faculty is engaged in a study of Iowa statutes and ordinances relating to civil rights. The research will be published initially in the Iowa Law Review and subsequently will be republished by the Institute of Public Affairs for distribution throughout the state. The University Library has instituted a special human rights collection. The publications of national, state, and local organizations, both governmental and private, are being included. This file has already proved valuable for action and research purposes. 7. Employment -- The Committee is greatly interested in the placement of students upon graduation. Much effort needs to be expanded in this area, and contact has been made with the National Urban League and President Johnson's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. The Committee has found no instant solutions for the complex and subtle problems of discrimination in the north. Most of the steps which must be taken to eliminate discrimination are tedious and of little news value, yet this does not make them any less essential. While human rights committees and commissions are useful, they do not relieve the individual of his personal responsibility to refrain from using race, color, creed and national origin as bases for discrimination. Respectfully submitted, (Philip G. Hubbard, Donald B. Johnson, William Nusser, Sam Saltzman, Edward J. Bennett, Sara Brogan, Michael Carver (ex officio), Willard L. Boyd, Chairman.)