A Diverse Faculty is an Excellent Faculty
Yale recognizes the danger of investing only in the talents of a narrow slice of society. A diverse faculty opens the institution to new voices and ideas. Those who contribute to diversity provide modeling, mentoring, and counseling for successive generations. Diversity among the faculty expands the range of subjects and approaches in both the classroom and research environments.
Yale is committed to providing an environment in which all members of the academic community can grow and flourish as scholars. To do this, it is imperative for Yale not only to attract persons who bring diversity, but to avoid discouraging and losing underrepresented minorities, women, and others who contribute to faculty diversity. We acknowledge that failure to do so places a large tax on the possibilities for excellence at Yale.