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. 2019 Oct 15;30(22):2744-2749.
doi: 10.1091/mbc.E19-08-0476.

Strategies to improve equity in faculty hiring

Needhi Bhalla  1
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Strategies to improve equity in faculty hiring

Needhi Bhalla. Mol Biol Cell. .

Abstract

Through targeted recruitment and interventions to support their success during training, the fraction of trainees (graduate students and postdoctoral fellows) in academic science from historically underrepresented groups has steadily increased. However, this trend has not translated to a concomitant increase in the number of faculty from these underrepresented groups. Here, I focus on proven strategies that departments and research institutions can develop to increase equity in faculty hiring and promotion to address the lack of racial and gender diversity among their faculty.

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