An excellent and diverse faculty benefits our educational and instructional experiences and strengthens our research, scholarship, and creativity. As part of the academic mission of The University of Texas at Austin, we are dedicated to recruiting, employing, retaining, and supporting highly-qualified faculty members with a wide range of backgrounds, ideas, and viewpoints.

As a university with a documented history of denying equitable inclusion to qualified faculty, UT Austin is committed to forging an inclusive environment of teaching, research, and service in which all can learn from one another, productively interact, and share in the benefits of learning and working at a diverse university. Accordingly, we endeavor to pursue excellence in our mission to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive “University of the First Class.”

The strategic objectives of the Vice Provost for Diversity Office and as outlined in the Strategic Plan for Faculty Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity are:

• Attract, Recruit, and Employ a Diverse Faculty
• Retain, Develop, and Promote a Diverse Faculty
• Establish an Equitable and Inclusive Climate
• Support Innovative and Diverse Scholarship, Teaching, and Service

We engage in meaningful discussion, take into account a multitude of perspectives, and collaboratively work with campus partners to reach these objectives.

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Diversity & Community

Joining a community provides an opportunity for meaningful relating and interaction with fellow faculty and staff members, and opens up dialogue with students around topics addressing diversity, inclusion, and equity. How this translates to new understandings and potential for change in the university-wide community is a responsibility we all share.

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The Coalition of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officers

The Coalition of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officers is currently a group of 12 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.

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National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)

UT Austin is an institutional member of NCFDD. UT Austin faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and administrators now have on-demand access to NCFDD's mentoring and professional development resources.

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Faculty Search Committee Workshops

The provost's office holds workshops for faculty search committees to ensure that the university is recruiting the best faculty to the Forty Acres across all disciplines. The workshops provide information to help search committee members understand how to yield a wide and diverse pool of candidates, and how to fairly and equitably evaluate them.

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