UMich, NIH to spend nearly $80 million as part of ‘DEI 2.0’

The University of Michigan announced a new initiative to “enhance inclusion and equity across the biomedical and health sciences community,” which includes hiring 30 new professors.

With a $15.8 million investment from the National Institutes of Health and a $63.7 million investment from the University of Michigan, the Michigan Program for Advancing Cultural Transformation will “bolster U-M’s diverse academic environment by hiring tenure-track faculty with a demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion.”

M-PACT is designed to “address persistent and significant underrepresentation of minoritized individuals and groups,” according to The University Record.