Making Diversity Happen

Inside Higher Ed
By Colleen Flaherty
September 28, 2017

It's easy to understand why so many colleges want to increase their share of faulty members who are underrepresented minorities: research suggests that cultural diversity means diversity of thought and experience -- boons to any intellectual enterprise -- and both minority and white students benefit from learning from professors who look like them, and those who don't.

But actually diversifying faculty ranks is hard.  Implicit biases persist in hiring, some academics resist explicit faculty diversity initiatives and data still demonstrate some "pipeline," or supply, issues, especially in the natural sciences.

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