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Faculty Development Inititative

In September 2007 Stanford launched an effort to bring to the university the best scholars in the nation whose research focuses on the study of race and ethnicity. This endeavor, known as the Faculty Development Initiative (FDI), involves marshaling university resources and leadership to recruit and hire the best young as well as established scholars across disciplines.

FDI Overview

Now in its eighth year, the Faculty Development Initiative (FDI) has collaborated with schools and departments across the university to bring twelve faculty members to Stanford. Hires span departments in the School of Humanities and Sciences as well as the Schools of Education and Medicine. The Initiative is administered jointly through the Office of the Provost and CCSRE. Professor Al Camarillo, Leon Sloss, Jr. Memorial Professor in the Department of History, leads the initiative as Special Assistant to the Provost for Faculty Diversity.

New Faculty Hired In Collaboration with the Faculty Development Initiative

2015-2016

Ramón Antonio Martínez, Assistant Professor of Education

Jonathan Rosa, Assistant Professor of Education

2014-2015

Alvan A Ikoku, Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Medicine

2012-2013

Kathryn Gin Lum, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

Ana Raquel Minian, Assistant Professor of History

2011-2012

Jennifer Brody

Jennifer Brody, Professor of Drama

Duana Fullwiley

Duana Fullwiley, Associate Professor of Anthropology

Angela Garcia

Angela Garcia, Assistant Professor of Anthropology

2010-2011

Corey Field

Corey Fields, Assistant Professor of Sociology

Vaughnn Raspberry

Vaughn Rasberry, Assistant Professor of English

2009-2010

H. Samy Alim, Associate Professor of Education (and by courtesy) Anthropology and Linguistics

José David Saldívar, Professor of Comparative Literature

2008-2009

Gary Segura, Professor of Political Science

Tomás Jiménez, Associate (formerly Assistant) Professor of Sociology

News Articles - Early Years of Initiative

“A New Era for Ethnic Studies: Stanford center brings in rising stars who can shake up their fields,” Stanford Magazine (September/October 2010)

“The Color of Change: The Faculty Diversity Initiative (FDI) Succeeds in Bringing Six New Scholars to Stanford” CCSRE Newsletter (Summer 2010)

“Stanford launches Faculty Development Initiative to recruit best scholars of ethnicity and race,” The Stanford Report (December 12, 2007)

Contact: Al Camarillo, Special Assistant to the Provost for Faculty Diversity. (650) 723-1966 or (650) 723-8527. camar@stanford.edu