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NewsvineHistory Prof. Albert Camarillo has been appointed Special Assistant to the Provost for Faculty Diversity, a newly created position. President John Hennessy announced the new position at the Academic Council meeting two weeks ago.
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Camarillo, a scholar of Mexican-American history and Chicano studies, said he accepted the job because he believes faculty diversity is critical to the University’s development.
“I see as a fundamental the goal for every institution in American society in the 21st century to reflect as much as possible the tremendous diversity that is America,” Camarillo said in an email to The Daily. “Stanford is among the leading universities in the world, and I see no reason why it shouldn’t be a leader in achieving a more diverse faculty.”
Hennessy applauded Camarillo’s selection.
“As a senior, long-term member of the faculty, he knows both the institutions and his colleagues well,” Hennessy said in an email to The Daily. “These personal relationships and institutional history will be valuable. And he was deeply committed and willing to dedicate his time and energy to this important issue.”
Camarillo will kick off his job by searching for professors to fill the 10 faculty positions that Provost John Etchemendy Ph.D. ‘82 created to expand the number of faculty members working in race and ethnicity studies. These new professors will be distributed throughout various departments and schools on campus and will be affiliated with the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity.
“I will also collaborate with school deans and department chairs,” Camarillo said, “as well as with faculty search committees to ensure that the recruitment of a diverse faculty is always considered in all appointments made across the University.”