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http://www.courant.com/education/hc-diversity-uconn-1119-20151118-story.html
As part of an effort to improve UConn's diversity on campus, particularly among faculty and staff, the university said Wednesday that it plans to hire a chief diversity officer.
President Susan Herbst told the board of trustees that the university has made "great strides with regard to our undergraduate population," with minority students accounting for about a third of incoming freshmen classes in recent years.
"Diversity among our faculty and staff does not come close to these undergraduate figures," Herbst said. "And it must."
As part of an effort to improve UConn's diversity on campus, particularly among faculty and staff, the university said Wednesday that it plans to hire a chief diversity officer.
President Susan Herbst told the board of trustees that the university has made "great strides with regard to our undergraduate population," with minority students accounting for about a third of incoming freshmen classes in recent years.
"Diversity among our faculty and staff does not come close to these undergraduate figures," Herbst said. "And it must."