Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Embracing diversity, equity and inclusion in our academic mission

Fostering an environment that addresses the campus needs and supports the perspectives of underrepresented groups among faculty, staff and students.

Data & Reporting

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Embracing diversity, equity and inclusion in our academic mission

Fostering an environment that addresses the campus needs and supports the perspectives of underrepresented groups among faculty, staff and students.

Data & Reporting

Our collective responsibility

As UT Austin strives to meet our mission of unlocking potential and preparing future leaders of the state, we embrace diversity, equity and inclusion.

Faculty Initiatives

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical to the advancement of the university's academic mission. Through strategic projects, working groups and initiatives, our goal is to ensure everyone on campus is represented and has a clear path to success.

Faculty Diversity
item.image.alt

Strategic Plan for Faculty Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity

The Strategic Plan for Faculty DEI specifies objectives, policies, prioritized actions, and timetables to be undertaken over the next four years to meet our institution’s strategic goals with regard to equity and inclusivity.

item.image.alt

Provost’s Early Career Cohort Fellowship Awards

The ultimate goal of this program is to increase the number of faculty who will further UT’s critical goals of diversity, equity, and inclusiveness by attracting and hiring candidates with outstanding scholarly records.

Faculty Initiatives

Short overview of programs underway to promote an equitable environment for our faculty.

Faculty

Aspire Alliance

In 2019, UT joined 19 peer institutions to develop and strengthen inclusive recruitment, hiring and retention practices for faculty members in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Faculty

The Coalition of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officers

Currently a group of 13 individuals who oversee and advise their deans on matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion for faculty, staff, and students, and lead initiatives for their colleges/schools.

Faculty

Faculty Search Committee Workshops

In 2018, the Provost’s Office began offering workshops to raise awareness around implicit bias and provide faculty hiring committees with best practices.

Faculty

Proactive Initiatives for Pool Excellence in Searches (PIPES)

The PIPES program was created to better support departments and units in the recruitment process as they work to diversify their units.

Faculty

Institutional Data and Equity Analysis (IDEA) Committee

The goals of the IDEA committee are to consolidate the Councils’ institutional data requests and to refine and contribute to related analyses.

Faculty

National Center for Faculty Diversity & Development

NCFDD is a nationally-recognized independent organization dedicated to supporting faculty, particularly under-represented faculty, post-docs, and graduate students in making successful transitions throughout their careers.

Faculty

OpEd Project Public Voices Fellowship

Partners with leading universities and foundations to accelerate the ideas and public impact of underrepresented thought leaders, including women.

Faculty

Seed Grants for Actions that promote Community Transformation

This new initiative aims to support and enable members of our campus community to lead projects that promote diversity, equity and inclusion.

Faculty Equity Councils
 

Diversity & Community

Council for LGBTQ+ Access, Equity, and Inclusion

Born from a working group in 2018, the purpose of Q+AEI is to address issues of access, equity, and inclusion among faculty at UT Austin based on gender identity and/or sexual orientation.

Diversity & Community

Council for Racial and Ethnic Equity & Diversity

CREED began work in the fall of 2015 to advise the provost on best practices in recruiting, retaining, and advancing faculty members who are racially, ethnically, gender, or in other ways diverse.

Diversity & Community

Disabled Faculty Equity Council

To address, improve, and advance accessibility and equity for disabled faculty on campus, disabled UT Austin faculty met in Spring 2021 to get organized and officially formed the Disabled Faculty Equity Council in Fall 2021.

Diversity & Community

University Faculty Gender Equity Council

Presents best practices for creating an equitable and inclusive environment. Conduct analysis of faculty salaries to identify gender pay inequities and address barriers to promotion and tenure.

Student Initiatives

Short overview of programs underway to promote an equitable and inclusive environment for all undergraduate and graduate students at the university.

Undergraduate

First Abroad Initiative

The First Abroad initiative provides funding and resources to support first generation college students in accessing transformative educational abroad experiences.

Undergraduate

First-Generation Commitment

The mission of this program is to identify and collaborate with colleges, schools, and units to remove the barriers to enrollment, persistence and timely graduation for UT Austin first-generation students.

Undergraduate

Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Presidential Steering Committee

A new Presidential Steering Committee to implement the recommendations in the HSI Transition Plan and to assure that our work in this area continues to advance.

Undergraduate

Student Success Initiatives

These programs are to help UT students graduate in four years.

Undergraduate

Texas Advance Commitment

The Texas Advance Commitment is UT Austin’s commitment to making a UT education more affordable for Texas students with assured financial aid assistance for middle- and low-income students.

Undergraduate

Texas Career Engagement

The mission of Texas Career Engagement is to advance equitable access to career education, experiences, opportunities, and success for all students, and to provide employers with equitable access to diverse talent across the university.

Graduate

Graduate Education

Important updates and progress on how the university is addressing road blocks for graduate students.