Kenneth Durgans began his appointment as vice provost for institute diversity at the beginning of the semester. His responsibilities include planning and implementing ways to include diversity as part of the planning process for different programs and departments across the Institute. He will also assist in recruiting minority staff, faculty, and students.
Durgans comes from the position of executive director of diversity development and adjunct professor of advanced educational psychology at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. While there he increased the diversity of the tenure-track faculty by 150 percent. He also speaks on diversity and minority recruitment issues at various organizations.
