Hiring people of color is not enough

Underrepresented minorities are even more underrepresented in academics, and these trends are worsening.

• Higher attrition

• Lower promotion 

Fang, 2000; Nunez-Smith, 2012; Abelson, 2018; Lett, 2018

URM faculty are less likely to be promoted even when controlling for achievement.

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