Article: Harvard President Drew Faust Pledges a Major Increase in the Number of Black Faculty

Harvard President Drew Faust recently promised a major increase in the number of black faculty at Harvard. Her ambitious plan is a breath of fresh air after the five-year presidency of Lawrence Summers, who had little interest in bringing greater racial diversity to Harvard.

At Harvard, as elsewhere, hiring decisions are made at the departmental level. Therefore, it is unclear how President Faust will achieve her goal.

It was clear from the day of his inauguration that former Harvard president Lawrence Summers had no interest in increasing the racial diversity of the faculty at Harvard University. Almost immediately upon taking office, Summers signaled an unfriendly policy on race by ...

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