Article: ISU, police seek minority candidates But recruitment is proving difficult

NORMAL - Illinois State University hopes to recruit and retain more minority faculty by asking other employers what works for them, but the message they got from law enforcement Tuesday was more along the lines of "you're not alone."

"We need more minorities on the force," said Bloomington Assistant Police Chief Kevin Livingston, one of six officers disciplined last week for potentially offensive e-mails with sexual and racial content. "We're making an effort to improve that, but it's hard."

Livingston was joined by Bloomington community affairs specialist Barb Adkins, Normal Police Chief Walt Clark, ISU Police Capt. Keith Gehrand and McLean County Sheriff Dave Owens.

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