Purdue University diversity initiative promotes faculty innovation
Azteca 21 Reporter
This is the first initiative of its type to tap the talents and creativity of faculty in addressing diversity issues, said Deba Dutta, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A new Purdue University initiative, led by the Office of the Provost, will leverage faculty-driven innovation to improve minority recruitment and retention. Known as the Diversity Transformation Award, the program will challenge faculty to conceive — and implement — projects that advance campus diversity.
