Guest Talk by Professor Frank Dobbin, Harvard University
"Which Faculty Diversity Programs Work? Evidence from 600 U.S. Universities"
Historically white, and male, colleges and universities in the U.S. began to diversify their undergraduates in the 1960s and have made considerable progress since then. But progress on faculty diversity has stalled. That has wide-ranging implications for everything from university completion rates for students of color to the presence of new voices in medical research. Universities deserve much of the blame, for they implemented programs to diversify the faculty that their own social scientists had long ago shown to be ineffective. An analysis of the efficacy of diversity programs at 600 schools over 20 years sheds light on how universities can build faculties that look more like their students and wider societies in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity.
Time & Place:
Tuesday, 20 May 2025 | 2.15–3.30 p.m. (CEST)
Online via Zoom
Registration:
Please register by e-mail to Anja Westphal. Following registration, you will receive the necessary details to access the online talk.
This talk is being held within the scope of the INTERSECT Project.
