In July 2007, Luis Fraga joined the University of Washington community as Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, Director of the Diversity Research Institute, Russell F. Stark Professor, and Professor in the Department of Political Science.

The primary mission of the Office of the Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement is to ensure that the UW recruits, promotes and retains an excellent and diverse faculty. Working within the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, and in direct consultation with the Office of the Provost, Fraga works on both individual faculty cases and on institutional policy issues. In addition, he meets regularly with deans, department chairs, and other academic leaders across the three UW campuses to disseminate best practices for conducting inclusive searches and fostering collegial environments.

The Office of Faculty Advancement supports faculty research through the Diversity Research Institute (DRI).  By working closely with departments and research centers on campus, the DRI aims to develop a community of scholars whose research focuses on diversity, social justice, and institutional transformation. The DRI hosts an annual conference, an invited lecture series and other related events.  

Prior to joining the UW, Fraga was a faculty member of Political Science at Stanford University. He received his A.B., cum laude, from Harvard University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Rice University. His primary interests are urban politics, education politics, voting rights policy, and the politics of race and ethnicity. His most recent book is the coauthored Multiethnic Moments: The Politics of Urban Education Reform (Temple University Press 2006)

 

Contacts

Luis Fraga
Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
lrfraga@u.washington.edu
206-685-4831
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Alka Arora
Director of Education and Research Programs
alka@u.washington.edu
206-685-2991

Calla Chancellor
Research Associate
calla8@u.washington.edu
206-685-0195