The Provost has expanded the program to build inclusive excellence initiated over the past four years, with the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement and the Office for Institutional Equity offering inclusive searches workshops for unit leaders and for search committees to promote inclusive and equitable hiring. Incentive funding for hiring diverse faculty has been expanded with a $16 million grant from the Duke Endowment. The effort is multifaceted and includes both individual hires and cluster hires focused on specific themes to build critical mass and expertise.
As of June 2022, the Office of Faculty Advancement has led a 30 percent increase in the number of Black faculty over the last four years; since 2019, 15% of our regular-rank hires have been Black and 10% Hispanic.