Objectives:
Promote participation of underrepresented populations in anthropology by creating a climate where ideas from all individuals are equally considered, rather than viewed through a racialized frame. Foster professional advancement by minorities in anthropology. Promote intellectual awareness within the discipline and Association of issues that face minority anthropologists. Help define anthropology's role in national discourse on cultural diversity.

Duration of Committee:
Permanent; The AAA Association Operations Committee will review each committee advisory to the Board at least once in five years.

Committee Reports t(o)
The Executive Board

Responsibilities:
To develop pragmatic and measurable indices for examining the discipline's progress toward meeting the above objectives

• To promote recruitment of minorities, especially from underrepresented populations
• To promote full participation of minorities in the discipline
• To sponsor and foster discussions about issues that face minority anthropologists that hinder recognition of their intellectual contributions to the discipline
• To develop opportunities to educate colleagues at all levels of the profession about issues which impact anthropologists from underrepresented populations and about their contributions on core anthropological issues
• To sponsor and foster debates/presentations on cultural pluralism at Annual Meetings
• To develop a public education paper(s) seeking to frame cultural diversity issues for decision- makers and opinion makers
• To generate materials on cultural diversity in the U.S. for use in by instructors and teachers (K-12, community colleges, 4-year colleges, and universities)
• To promote greater understanding of cultural diversity within the discipline and with the general public
• To advocate involvement of anthropologists in cultural diversity issues

Membership and Appointment:
9 member committee including the Chair
3 year terms
Committee members are elected at-large
The Committee itself from among its members selects chair, for a period of one year. The Chair is selected at the Annual
Meeting for service during the next calendar year.
President and President-elect serve ex-officio

Product:
The Committee Chair shall submit an annual program report and other periodic reports to the Executive Board. A summary of each regular meeting of the committee be published in the AN. As an AAA committee, the Committee may sponsor a regular session and conduct a special forum during each Annual Meeting. Occasional additional meetings, workshops or conferences on important issues may be convened as necessary.

Meetings and Schedule:
At least two meetings each year should be held: one during the early Spring and another during the AAA Annual Meeting.

Staff Liaison and contact information:
Kathleen Terry-Sharp, American Anthropological Association, 2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22201, (o) 703/528-1902, (f) 703/528-3546