In general, women and applicants from historically marginalized groups were more likely to apply for a job when the post included both a diversity statement and measurable hiring goals.

The University of California will no longer allow diversity statements to be used for faculty hiring, the system announced this week – abandoning a controversial practice that UC spearheaded for ...

Proposition 209, a 1996 ballot measure, bans California’s public colleges from giving preferential treatment based on race, sex or ethnicity, including in employment decisions. But the diversity ...