UW works to increase diversity within faculty

The fall 2022 University of Wisconsin staff is the most diverse in its history. Over the past year, 49 people of color joined the faculty in an effort to create a more diverse community for students and staff.

According to Trends in Faculty Diversity Reports, 11% of faculty were racial or ethnic minorities in 1999. According to last year’s report, people of color make up 25% of UW faculty, the most significant increase in any staffing area.

This increase could be due to a multitude of factors, one of which being UW’s program with the state of Wisconsin called the Cluster Hiring Initiative that began in 1998...