Lorena Marquez, UC Davis faculty, and a staff member (female)
Associate Professor Lorena Márquez, left, and UC Davis staff member Yajaira Ramírez Sigala take time for a photo when Márquez gave a talk about her book, "La Gente: Struggles for Empowerment and Community Self-Determination in Sacramento," in the Hispanic-Serving Institution Speaker Series. Márquez is affiliated with the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies, and Sigala works at the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety. (UC Davis photo)

A Renewed Emphasis on Diversity in Faculty Hiring

"UC Davis is embracing the philosophy that the world’s most serious problems can be solved only by people with a wide variety of perspectives, and is encouraging colleges and schools all over campus to infuse their recruitments for new faculty members with a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion.

The ensuing new faculty members, 100 to start with, will bring their diverse and transdisciplinary approaches to bear on UC Davis’ Grand Challenges — serious problems that include sustainable food systems, reimagining the land grant university, climate crisis and emerging health threats."

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