Diversity & Inclusion

Nicole Leonard, Monica Halka and Greg Nobles

Georgia Tech is a diverse, global community where everyone’s contribution and strength is vital. We stand firm in our belief that the further development of the Institute rests in our willingness to embrace all backgrounds, talents, and ideas. Georgia Tech continues to build a campus that understands that "diversity" reaches across racial and socioeconomic boundaries to embrace the life experiences of each individual. As an institution with global reach, Georgia Tech’s notion of diversity includes cultural, ethnic, and intellectual dimensions.

Georgia Tech strives to build a diverse community through the following strategies:

• Increase the percentage of women who make up the student body to 30 percent and of underrepresented minority students to 15 percent.
• Continue to be among the top producers of underrepresented minority PhDs in the country.
• Improve the numbers of women and underrepresented minority faculty.
• Increase by 50 percent the number of women and minority faculty who are tenured; increase the numbers of women and minorities in upper-level administrative positions.
• Provide mentoring and other retention programs for faculty, staff, and students.
• Ensure family-friendly policies to address the needs of faculty and staff.
• Continually monitor workplace conditions to enable staff to positively respond to institutional changes and growth.