To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff
           <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Chancellor Robert A. Easter" <chancellor@illinois.edu>

Reply-To: ethnicityrace@uillinois.edu
 Subject: MASSMAIL - New Ethnicity and Race Classifications

Date:	  May 3, 2010

To:	  All Faculty and Staff

From:	  Robert A. Easter
	  Chancellor and Provost (Interim)

Subject:  New Ethnicity and Race Classifications


The U.S. Department of Education (ED) revised its definitions of ethnic 
and racial classifications and modified the standards for reporting 
ethnicity and race data.  Because of these changes, the ED is encouraging 
all educational institutions to allow current students and employees to 
verify their ethnicity and race using the new standards.

On behalf of the University of Illinois, I request that you verify your 
ethnicity and race information.  Your existing ethnicity and race data has 
been converted from the current values to the new values.  Please confirm 
and update this data by following the directions provided at 
http://www.vpaa.uillinois.edu/EthnicityRace.

Questions about the new regulations and the compliance approach for the 
University of Illinois can be found at 
http://www.vpaa.uillinois.edu/RaceEthnicity/index.cfm.

Thank you for taking the time to verify your ethnicity and race.

This mailing approved by:
The Office of the Chancellor

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