The Graduate College is pleased to announce Lissette Piedra as the Graduate Faculty Fellow for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Dr. Piedra is associate professor of Social Work and a faculty affiliate of the Latina/Latino Studies Program and Women and Gender in Global Perspectives.

As the Graduate Faculty Fellow, she will assist with the development of innovative strategies to advance the recruitment, retention, funding and success of underrepresented minority graduate students, as well as monitoring the campus climate for equity and inclusion among our graduate students.