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\n Amanda Busick<\/span>\n \n February 26, 2016<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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Even the most diverse student body can feel alienated and underrepresented if there isn\u2019t a diverse faculty to match it. The Keck School of Medicine of USC has a proud heritage of diversity and is taking steps to further develop and maintain a diverse faculty and staff.
\nJeffrey Upperman, MD, associate dean for faculty diversity, was appointed to this position in November of 2015. He is making sure that this important task is something he and his team are tackling in a thoughtful way. Upperman\u2019s plans include a \u201clistening tour\u201d of various departments and teams at the school, getting different perspectives on the issues and gathering information on what the current climate offers staff and students.
\nHe is well aware of the national attention this very important issue has received. \u201cObviously major universities are taking this fairly seriously,\u201d he said, \u201cand I think as we begin to craft what our five-year strategy is for the Keck School, we need to make sure that we have all of the appropriate information so that we make a strong investment in our future.\u201d
\nThe school also continues to develop new strategies for diversity through Dean Carmen A. Puliafito\u2019s Diversity Cabinet, of which Upperman is a part.
\nIn addition, the community surrounding the Keck School always has been an important part of the makeup of the institution. This is something that Upperman wants to continue to foster.
\n\u201cAs you are trying to figure things out within various communities that are ethnically and socioeconomically diverse, it\u2019s important to reflect those communities,\u201d he said. \u201cI think that the Keck School has a long history of being part of the community and this is an ongoing extension of really trying to step it up and continue to do great things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","tag-administrative"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFaculty 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