racism in Bermuda admitted that she would have liked to have had more time and "working people'' to interview.

Brought in by the Bank of N.T. Butterfield, Dr. Carol Swain and her research associate Dr. Russ Nieli gathered information from historical documents and public opinion polls carried out by consultants Penn And Schoen.

They also interviewed about 60 people, including the Premier, Government and Opposition members, Bermuda Industrial Union president Mr. Ottiwell Simmons, educator and National Association of Reconciliation co-founder Dr. Eva Hodgson, various chief executive officers, and at least one clergyman.

But both Dr. Swain and Dr. Nieli, who in total visited the Island about half a dozen times between June and mid-December last year, said they wished they had more time to speak with those who felt left out of the mainstream.

"We realised this problem (institutionalised racism) deserved more time,'' Dr. Swain told The Royal Gazette . "We would have liked to talk to more working people. We really did not address the harder elements, those who feel disenfranchised.

"It would be interesting at some point, perhaps with the help of a black, male reporter, to see if we can make recommendations about this.'' They also did not rule out future studies. See story, Page 2 .

In their report, which Bank of Butterfield chairman Sir David Gibbons promised would not collect dust, they recommended: Holding diversity awareness seminars which employees from the CEO down should attend and learn about others' cultures; Allowing upward appraisals in which employees are given the opportunity to evaluate managers' performance; Setting up assessment and development centres made up of three

3 Swain would like to do more studies independent assessors who would give an independent evaluation of employees' skills; Setting up a structured career development plan to ensure that employees are placed in suitable positions; Having CEOs acting as mentors for employees with potential; More flexible job recruiting standards, giving more attention to the applicant as an individual, not just where they obtained their degree; More businesses get involved in Adopt-a-School type programmes so that youngsters can understand what being successful entails; Extending financial awards to children with merit from more "needy' backgrounds; Setting up college awareness programmes; Experimenting with corporate day car centres; Diversifying corporate boards to include more blacks, Portuguese and women; Developing greater social outreach by inviting fellow workers home; Putting more emphasis on Bermudianisation; Setting up a computer data base national registry of overseas Bermudians to consult when positions become available; and Diversifying the "expat'' pool to allow a better integration of Bermudians and non Bermudian workers.

Dr. Swain and Dr. Nieli said they will wait to hear how their report is received.

"There needs to be a timetable for implementation,'' she added. "But we realise that some things can be done immediately, while other things of course will take time.'' Dr. Swain, associate professor of Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School, is only one of three black female faculty members with tenure at Princeton. World-renowned author Ms Toni Morrison is one of the others.

Dr. Swan received her doctorate in 1989 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Prior to that she attended Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia where she was named to the National Dean's List, received a Criminal Justice Award, and was added to the list of Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities.

Until recently, her primary focus has been American politics in the US Congress. She has written several articles on blacks in the US political system.

Last year, her book "Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress'' was selected out of 611 titles by Library Choice Journal as one of the seven outstanding academic books of the year.

She also received the 1994 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for "the best book published in the United States during the prior year on government, politics or international affairs''.

The 41-year-old mother is currently leading a task force at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School on redesigning affirmative action for the future.