MEDIA ADVISORY


WHILE THIS PROGRAM IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC,
REPORTERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. 

	The University of Virginia's Office of African-American
Affairs will host a diversity conference on Thursday, May 8, at Zehmer
Hall on Midmont Lane. "Building Bridges/Burning Bridges:  The Future
and Promise of Diversity" will begin at 9 a.m.

	Keynote speaker Frank W. Hale Jr., vice provost and professor
emeritus at Ohio State University, will discuss issues related to
diversity in higher education.

	Other topics and participants at concurrent sessions include:
Thomas R. Morris, president of Emory and Henry College, "Mentoring
Students of Color"; Michael Mallory, executive director of the Ron
Brown Scholar Program, "Recruitment and Retention of Students of
Color"; and Sharon Lovelace, educational consultant at the Medical
College of Virginia, "Stress Produced in the Workplace Due to
Diversity." 

	Educators from across the state are expected to attend the
conference.

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May 7, 1997

	For more information, call M. Rick Turner, dean of the office
of African-American Affairs, at (804) 924-7923.  Television reporters
should call our TV News Office at (804) 924-7550.