Faculty Diversity Initiative Seeks to Boost Liberal Arts College, Research University Cooperation - Higher Education: Three renowned liberal arts colleges have announced the launch of a faculty diversity initiative that seeks a new paradigm for how liberal arts institutions interact with research universities on faculty development and recruitment.
Connecticut College, Middlebury College, and Williams College are spearheading the initiative, known as the Creating Connections Consortium, or C3, that “will implement strategies designed to accelerate the recruitment of students from historically underrepresented backgrounds into faculty positions.” The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is supporting C3, which is targeting low-income, first-generation, and minority college students, with a $4.7 million grant over three years.
