The positive and negative consequences of programs intended to increase the representation of ethnic minorities, women and the disabled among university scholars is the subject of a panel discussion to be held at noon Thursday, May 21, at the University of California, Davis. Titled "The Hiring Process in Academia: Tips and Traps for Women of Color," the discussion will take place in MU II of the Memorial Union. The panelists will be three UC Davis faculty members: Rosa Linda Fregoso, assistant professor of Chicano Studies and Women's Studies; Martha Macri, assistant professor of Native American Studies; and Belinda Robnett, assistant professor of sociology. The discussion will center on the effort that universities throughout the United States have embarked upon to recruit members of underrepresented populations as faculty members and graduate students. Although the drive has produced many opportunities, including increased financial support and other resources, there have been many unintended results as well, some of them negative. The panelists will discuss their experiences as graduate students seeking faculty appointments. A question-and-answer session is included in the program. The presentation, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the UC Davis Network for Graduate and Faculty Women and the Education and Graduate Placement Office of the Internship and Career Center. For more information, call (916) 752-2019.