As a state rich in ethnic, cultural, linguistic, socio-economic, and geographic diversity, NM has already experienced many of the complex educational, cultural and economic changes that are increasing in other parts of the nation. The state has the highest percentage of people of Hispanic ancestry of any state (44%) as well as a large Native American population (9%). With its minority-as-majority population, NM has a unique opportunity and special responsibility to lead the nation in addressing the shortage in its S&T workforce by educating a new generation of STEM professionals more representative of the nation’s growing minority population. At the same time, NM can develop a stronger STEM workforce and citizenry informed about climate change and its impact on natural resources and economic development.

Draft Diversity Best Practices Guide

This draft plan provides recommendations and approaches for increasing the participation of women and underrepresented minorities on the faculty of New Mexico research universities. The plan will be reviewed at the May 4th EPSCoR State Committee meeting.

Draft Best Practices Guide

Sample Diversity Plans

Two plans recently developed in New Mexico provide approaches that other public institutions in New Mexico can consider when developing their own plans.

UNM
Office of Equity & Inclusion
Diversity Plan
Faculty Search Committee Procedures Handbook

NMSU
Effective Strategies to diversify STEM Faculty
Presentation Guide to Diversity

The following diversity plans from institutions outside of New Mexico have been identified as exemplary and provide additional information that can be useful for NM institutions of higher education.

UCLA
Berkeley
Cornell

Publications

Staying Competitive: Patching America’s Leaky Pipeline in the Sciences
Marc Goulden, Ph.D., Karie Frasch, Ph.D., and Mary Ann Mason, J.D., Ph.D.
The University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley Center on Health, Economic, & Family Security and The Center for American Progress
November 2009

Title IX Includes Maternal Discrimination
By Mary Ann Mason
Chronicle of Higher Education November 19, 2009