Equity

What is Equity?

The term “equity” refers to fairness and justice and is distinguished from equality: Whereas equality means providing the same to all, equity means recognizing that we do not all start from the same place and must acknowledge and make adjustments to imbalances. The process is ongoing, requiring us to identify and overcome intentional and unintentional barriers arising from bias or systemic structures.

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NACE Research Supporting Equity in the Workplace

Recruiting for Equity at HBCUs and Beyond: Current Practices and Pitfalls

NEW! Recruiting for Equity at HBCUs and Beyond: Current Practices and Pitfalls

This new study from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) explores employers’ commitments to and understanding of the issue of equity in recruiting (EiR). Funded through the generosity of organizations that sponsored NACE’s 2021 HBCU Summit and conducted in partnership with the Center for the Study of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (the Center), the study focuses on what employers are doing to recruit and retain diverse interns.

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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Reports

The NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report provides diversity data for Class of 2021 college graduates based on academic major, institution, gender, race, and ethnicity, and median salary (where reported). Purchase one now and download it immediately.

NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Business

NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Business

Majors Include: All Business majors (broad category total); Accounting; Business Administration/Management; Finance; Management Information Systems; Marketing; Master of Business Administration.

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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Computer Science

NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Computer Science

Majors: All Computer Science majors (broad category total); Computer Systems Analysis; Computer Science; Computer/Information Technology Administration & Management; Computer Systems Networking; Information Science; Software & Media Applications.

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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Engineering

NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Engineering

Majors: All Engineering Majors (broad category total); Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Computer Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Mechanical Engineering.

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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: HBCUs

NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: HBCUs

Majors: Accounting, All Business Majors (Broad Category total); All Engineering Majors (Broad Category total); All Computer Science Majors (Broad Category total); Business Administration; Computer Science; English; History; Liberal Arts and Humanities; Math and Statistics; Philosophy; Social Sciences.

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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Interdisciplinary Studies

NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Interdisciplinary Studies

Majors: Data Analytics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Sustainability Studies, Computational Science, International/Globalization Studies.

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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Math/Humanities/Social Science

NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Math/Humanities/Social Science

Majors: Communications; Economics; English; History; Mathematics; Political Science; Psychology.

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Since 1956, NACE has served as the leading source of information on the employment of the college educated and forecasts hiring trends in the job market; identifies best practices and benchmarks; and tracks starting salaries, recruiting practices, and student outcomes.

Additionally, NACE provides extensive ways to connect with your peers via Affinity Groups, professional development opportunities, and an annual conference & expo. By joining NACE, you join an engaged, passionate community that's dedicated to strengthening the bridge from campus to career, and—through research, partnerships and knowledge-sharing—works to ensure equitable outcomes for all.

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Quick Poll Preliminary Results: More Than Half of Career Centers Have Instituted New DEI PD

September 27, 2021 | By Kevin Gray

TRENDS & PREDICTIONS
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TAGS: diversity and inclusion, nace insights, recruiting, surveys, trends and predictions,

Spotlight for Career Services Professionals

To address and better understand racial injustice and the needs of historically marginalized groups, career centers are providing more professional development for their staff, according to preliminary results of NACE’s September 2021 quick poll on racial injustice. 

At this early juncture in the poll, 55% of responding career centers reported that they have instituted new professional development programs on DEI for staff since June 2020.

Furthermore, an overwhelming majority of respondents (91%) indicated that all career center staff participate in professional development addressing DEI.

NACE is polling employers and career services professionals on their efforts—and those of their organizations and institutions—to address racial injustice and the needs of historically marginalized groups. This poll is a follow up to NACE’s August 2020 quick poll and is designed to gauge the level of progress made in addressing discrimination and inequitable practices and policies. In addition to addressing inequities in recruiting, hiring, and the workplace as they relate to new college graduates and interns, the poll looks at the internal policies and practices of career centers and their institutions as well as at recruiting operations and their organizations. The poll runs September 15 – October 12. Results are available in real time and will also be reviewed and discussed at a NACE Town Hall in November.