A strategic recruitment initiative
The AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Diversity Faculty Awards (DDFA) program is a recruitment initiative designed to increase the number of faculty members from historically underrepresented groups. The program was introduced in 2011 in partnership with the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Faculty Association and augmented through collective bargaining. Â
The program supports and encourages diversity in faculty hiring by paying up to half of a faculty salary for three to five years from the Academic Initiatives Fund.
To date, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ has welcomed 21 new faculty members through the DDFA initiative: 
Contact
For more information on the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Diversity Faculty Awards, contact:
Miriam (Mimi) Breslow (she/her)
HR Advisor, Academic Staff Relations
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