TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– This paper describes and reflects upon the “Future of Diversity and Opportunity in Higher Education: A National Forum on Innovation and Collaboration”.Design/methodology/approach– Participant observation, journaling and content analysis comprise data sources for this work.Findings– Featured sessions center upon the need for leaders in higher education to play key roles in advocating for diversity on postsecondary campuses and the move from individual to democratic merit in student admission and faculty hiring or promotion.Originality/value– Adjudication against institutions working toward diversity requires new ways of promoting opportunity for underrepresented members of the postsecondary community. The following work describes such strategies. VL - 28 IS - 4 SN - 0261-0159 DO - 10.1108/02610150910954809 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/02610150910954809 AU - Joy Davis Dannielle PY - 2009 Y1 - 2009/01/01 TI - The future and diversity in higher education T2 - Equal Opportunities International PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 351 EP - 353 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -