ADVANCING FACULTY DIVERSITY PROGRAM

The Advancing Faculty Diversity (AFD) program is the University of California’s primary research and development engine for transforming the professoriate of the future. Since 2016, AFD has awarded competitive grants to faculty project leads on all ten campuses in two priority areas: recruitment and improving climate & retention. Building on organizational change research, these projects have contributed to the recruitment of talented scholars from a broad cross-section of society, enhanced faculty commitment to enhancing UC's mission, and promote an equitable academic culture for all.