Percentages of female and minority faculty hit new highs at Harvard
Harvard University has made steady progress in diversifying its faculty over the past decade, with the percentages of women and minorities who are tenured and tenure-track professors at all-time highs, according to the annual report of the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity. The proportion of female ladder faculty has increased by 13 percent since 2008, from 26 to 30 percent this year, the report said. In that same period, the proportion of underrepresented minorities has increased by 25 percent, from 7 to almost 9 percent. “Because tenured faculty tend to stay here a long time, change is necessarily incremental,” said Judith D. Singer, senior vice provost for faculty development and diversity. “However, if you look at how the percentages have changed over the last decade, we can see that our efforts are having a meaningful impact on diversity. Much remains to be done in developing a diverse faculty, but it is worth...