In 2007 the school encountered controversy due to its lack of a diverse faculty.

Drushal led the College's efforts to have a more diverse faculty and student body.

More than 219 eminent, scholarly and diverse faculties are engaged in teaching at this university in various disciplines.

"A diverse faculty will attract more diversity in the classroom," he says.

She chose the school for its diverse faculty, which is 50 percent black.

Courses are delivered entirely via the Internet, thus allowing a diverse faculty and students to interact with one another from anywhere in the world.

"The chancellor's office can only recommend hiring a more diverse faculty," she said.

Today there are around 200 students representing 13 countries, and diverse faculty of over 20 teaching professionals from 8 different countries.

At schools and colleges, a diverse faculty may, through the example of its own collegiality, teach students important lessons about working across racial lines.

At Harvard, recent graduates returned to an administration building they occupied a year ago to call for a more diverse faculty.