Closing the Racial Gap: The Lack of Diverse Faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of Nevada, Reno

Authors

Olivia K. Cheche, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Capstone Project

Publication Date

5-2022

Publication Title

Brookings Public Policy Minor Culminating Project

First page number:

1

Last page number:

33

Abstract

In September 2021, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) reclaimed its status as the nation’s most diverse university, according to U.S. News and World Report rankings. However, despite having such a diverse student body, the institution’s faculty population continues to be predominantly white. This report explores the gap in racial diversity between students and faculty members at Nevada’s two research universities: UNLV and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). As one of the most racially diverse states in the United States, Nevada is an ideal case study for understanding this gap in racial diversity, and an ideal laboratory for proposing meaningful, equity-focused policy interventions.

Keywords

higher education; education policy; demographics; Nevada; UNLV; UNR; diversity

Disciplines

Higher Education | Public Affairs | Public Policy | Social Policy | Urban Studies

Language

English

Repository Citation

Cheche, O. K. (2022). Closing the Racial Gap: The Lack of Diverse Faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of Nevada, Reno. Brookings Public Policy Minor Culminating Project 1-33.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/brookings_capstone_studentpapers/12