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Diversity Commitment

Diversity of students and faculty has been, and continues to be, a major goal of the Department of Curriculum and Teaching. Considerable improvement has been made in faculty diversity, but the same progress has not been made in student diversity. Through continued efforts, the Department strives to recruit and retain students with exceptionalities and from diverse ethnic, racial, gender, language, socioeconomic, and religious groups.[1]  More information is available in our Recruitment and Retention Plan for Enhancing Student Diversity (PDF). 

            We believe that a quality faculty is essential and that faculty should represent diverse racial and ethnic groups. We are committed to recruiting and retaining faculty from under-represented groups. Our Faculty Recruitment and Retention Plan (PDF) describes the process the department will pursue in our attempt to recruit and retain a diverse faculty for each of the unique content requirements in the Department. This document has been reviewed and approved by faculty in the department.

[1] This proposal is particularly aimed at increasing the number of African American teacher candidates. This group comprises a significant percentage of the state's population but is historically underrepresented at Auburn University . Although the percentage of African American teacher candidates in Curriculum and Teaching exceeds the percentage of African American students in the University, it has not reached the desired level. 
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