In 2019, the College of Arts (CAL) and Letters and the College of Business (CoB) saw percentages of non-white faculty that were higher than the university average of 20.7%. CAL had 25.7% non-white faculty while CoB had 24.5%.
These colleges experiencing higher non-white faculty averages have been implementing strategic hiring practices such as expanding hiring to more diverse locations.
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from top universities
Arts and Letters Dean Robert Aguirre said the college is undertaking a six-faculty cohort hire, which includes making JMUâs values of inclusivity, diversity and belonging explicit in advertising. He also said itâs interviewing young people who are getting their doctorates from the best universities in the U.S., such as Princeton, Yale and Berkeley. The college also brought in Karina Klein-Gable as a faculty diversity liaison, and is having candidates meet with her to get to know JMU.