A4090

New Jersey A4090 mandates diversity actions at public higher education institutions, including faculty and student diversity plans, annual diversity.

New Jersey A4090 requires public institutions of higher education to develop a faculty and student diversity plan, setting goals for increasing recruitment and retention of diverse faculty, staff, and students. The plan must identify steps to achieve these goals, metrics for monitoring progress, and programming to enhance campus climate. Institutions must also provide annual diversity training to faculty, staff, and students on faculty search committees, focusing on strategies to address unconscious bias in faculty recruitment.