The ADVANCE Program supports the following initiatives:
- Equity, Diversity, and Excellence Initiative (EDEI) – Focuses on four areas—mentoring, transparency, bias awareness, and accountability—to help foster a diverse pool of talent, create an inclusive and equitable work climate, and support the career growth of existing faculty at all levels.
- Implicit Bias Workshops – Offers workshops for faculty focused on implicit bias and perceptions of competence.
An implicit bias workshop on inter-college faculty hiring; promotion and tenure; and school advisory committees.