IRVING, Texas – Six schools from the American Athletic Conference have been selected as recipients of the INSIGHT into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
 
The schools from The American honored include UCF, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, USF and Tulsa. All six schools are repeat recipients from 2019.
 
The INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award, open to all colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada, measures an institution’s level of achievement and intensity of commitment in regard to broadening diversity and inclusion on campus through initiatives, programs, and outreach; student recruitment, retention, and completion; and hiring practices for faculty and staff.
 
Applications are comprehensive, covering all aspects of campus diversity and inclusion. One of the goals of the application process is to help institutions of higher education assess their diversity efforts in order to build on their success and improve where necessary.