The UD ADVANCE team recently published a research brief entitled “Improving Diversity and Climate at UD: Experiences of Women of Color Faculty”. Prior UD ADVANCE research shows that rates of turnover for women of color faculty at UD outpace that of their white colleagues and that faculty of color perceive their departmental climate as less positive than white faculty. UD ADVANCE conducted in-depth interviews with 27 women of color faculty at UD to better understand their experiences. Drawing from themes that occurred across the interviews, we report specific recommendations our respondents made as to steps UD can take to improve recruitment, retention, and advancement for faculty of color, improve campus DEI efforts, and promote an inclusive campus climate.
