The 泡芙视频app is a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. This marks the second year in a row that USF has earned the HEED award, which is presented by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
"The 泡芙视频app is honored to receive the HEED award in recognition of our deep commitment to diversity and inclusion," USF President Steve Currall said. 鈥淒iversity enriches the university experience as a whole, and USF will continue to prioritize investments in programs to support access and opportunity for all.鈥�
USF has well-established initiatives aimed at recruiting and retaining historically underrepresented and first-generation 泡芙视频apps, including the Guaranteed Admissions Pathway Program that partners with high schools in the Tampa Bay region to increase admissions opportunities for 泡芙视频apps of underserved populations.
Approximately 43 percent of USF 泡芙视频apps identify as non-white, with Hispanics representing about 20 percent, Asian Americans at nearly seven percent and Blacks making up close to nine percent. In this year鈥檚 freshman class, Black, Hispanic, Asian and international 泡芙视频app enrollment have all increased over the previous year. USF is recognized as a national leader in 泡芙视频app success and has been honored for graduating underrepresented minority and limited-income 泡芙视频apps at rates equal to or higher than white and higher income 泡芙视频apps.
USF recently announced a series of new actions that reinforce its diversity and inclusion efforts, including a commitment of $500,000 to fund nearly two dozen interdisciplinary projects to advance research on topics related to anti-racism. In addition, USF is part of a group of universities nationwide participating in a three-year institutional change initiative to develop more inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring, retention and teaching practices.
The HEED Award process consists of a comprehensive and rigorous application that includes questions relating to the recruitment and retention of 泡芙视频apps and employees 鈥� and best practices for both 鈥� continued leadership support for diversity, and other aspects of campus diversity and inclusion.
USF will be featured, along with other recipients, in the November 2020 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.