What is Equity?
The term “equity” refers to fairness and justice and is distinguished from equality: Whereas equality means providing the same to all, equity means recognizing that we do not all start from the same place and must acknowledge and make adjustments to imbalances. The process is ongoing, requiring us to identify and overcome intentional and unintentional barriers arising from bias or systemic structures.
NACE Research Supporting Equity in the Workplace
NEW! Recruiting for Equity at HBCUs and Beyond: Current Practices and Pitfalls
This new study from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) explores employers’ commitments to and understanding of the issue of equity in recruiting (EiR). Funded through the generosity of organizations that sponsored NACE’s 2021 HBCU Summit and conducted in partnership with the Center for the Study of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (the Center), the study focuses on what employers are doing to recruit and retain diverse interns.
NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Reports
The NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report provides diversity data for Class of 2021 college graduates based on academic major, institution, gender, race, and ethnicity, and median salary (where reported). Purchase one now and download it immediately.
NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Business
Majors Include: All Business majors (broad category total); Accounting; Business Administration/Management; Finance; Management Information Systems; Marketing; Master of Business Administration.
NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Computer Science
Majors: All Computer Science majors (broad category total); Computer Systems Analysis; Computer Science; Computer/Information Technology Administration & Management; Computer Systems Networking; Information Science; Software & Media Applications.
NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Engineering
Majors: All Engineering Majors (broad category total); Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Computer Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Mechanical Engineering.
NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: HBCUs
Majors: Accounting, All Business Majors (Broad Category total); All Engineering Majors (Broad Category total); All Computer Science Majors (Broad Category total); Business Administration; Computer Science; English; History; Liberal Arts and Humanities; Math and Statistics; Philosophy; Social Sciences.
NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Interdisciplinary Studies
Majors: Data Analytics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Sustainability Studies, Computational Science, International/Globalization Studies.
NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Math/Humanities/Social Science
Majors: Communications; Economics; English; History; Mathematics; Political Science; Psychology.
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See how NACE and its members are advocating for equity and implementing it around the country.
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Understanding Students’ Racialized Experiences With Career Services
One important question for career services staff who hope to support racial equity in their work: How does race and racism show up in the student experience?
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How First-Generation College Students Can Use AI to Level the Job-Search Playing Field
AI can support first-generation students in the job search by bridging the gap in their professional network.
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“Accounting Without Walls” Festival Celebrates, Promotes DEI in the Accounting Community
Attendees of the USC Leventhal School of Accounting’s inaugural “Accounting Without Walls” Festival left with actionable plans to implement DEI strategies in their organizations, a deeper understanding of the current DEI landscape in accounting, and more.
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Gamification Can Be A Game-Changer for In-Person Events
The use of gamification apps at in-person events can be invaluable for individuals who may struggle to focus or interact in traditional settings.
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NACE Quick Poll on Campus Protests and University Recruiting for Fall 2024
NACE is conducting a quick poll and would like your input to assess ways that campus recruiting may be impacted. Last spring, we saw increased campus protests and lockdowns in response to student activism. As we prepare for the fall semester and campus recruiting, there is a potential for increased campus unrest in response to global and national events (i.e. Presidential election, war in Middle East). This Quick Poll is intended to get an overall understanding of the ways university recruiters and campus career centers are preparing for possible campus unrest related to the recruiting process.
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For the LGBTQ+ Community, Allyship Requires Action
Although allyship with the LGBTQ+ community different for everyone, one thing is clear: It requires action.
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Northwestern Mutual shifting the focus of its internship program to development of career readiness competencies seemed like a natural progression since the company was already focusing on themes similar to those identified by NACE’s competencies.
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Despite the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling overturning affirmative action, the decision appears to be having little to no impact on employers’ DEI recruiting priorities.
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AuthenTECH Leverages Staff to Help Advance Equitable Career Outcomes for Students
Winner of NACE’s 2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Excellence Award for colleges, the Georgia Tech Career Center’s Georgia Tech’s AuthenTECH Partnership initiative leverages staff to provide population-specific resources, expand programming, and cultivate partnerships to advance equitable career outcomes.
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Landmark Helps Students With Autism Develop Skills and Strategies to Achieve Career Goals
Landmark College, an institution exclusively for students who learn differently including those on the autism spectrum, champions a strengths-based model and gives students the skills and strategies they need to achieve their goals.
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Winner of the 2024 Chevron Innovation Award, the Gregory S. Fehribach Center at Eskenazi Health empowers Indiana college students with physical disabilities to achieve equitable employment following graduation.
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Quick Poll: Do NACE Members Feel Like They Belong at Work?
Belonging at work—feeling that one is valued, accepted, and supported—helps to ensure a healthy, productive, and positive work environment. NACE surveyed its membership to better understand their experiences with belonging in the profession.
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Strategies for Advancing Pay Equity
Recent data reveal that systemic barriers continue to limit progress on achieving pay equity for all—yet there are tangible, proven ways that career centers and employers can make an impact.
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Gender Pay Gap: Tips for Employers to Ensure Their Salaries Are Equitable
Consultant Katie Donovan offers tips for employers to eliminate the main causes of pay inequity for women, including that women are underpaid doing the same jobs as men and are underrepresented in leadership roles.
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Preferences for Job/Organization Attributes and Benefits Differ by Race and Gender
When it comes to the attributes of a job and an organization and the benefits the organization offers, there are some differences in student preferences by race and gender.
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Insights for Supporting Women in Computing-Related Internships
Women remain underrepresented in computer science majors and careers. Two researchers conducted a study to see how women in computing experience and make sense of their internships, and how their internship experiences shape their future career plans.
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Understanding How Black Women Navigate Their Careers Using Funds of Knowledge
A study found that mentorship, community, biculturalism, and resilience are crucial resources and skills that Black women can use to advance their careers.
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Communication, Trust the Foundation of Strong Relationships Between HBCUs, Employers
As HBCUs are a key source of high-quality, diverse talent for employers, there are benefits for both institutions and organizations in developing successful partnerships.
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Ensuring Students With Disabilities Can Access Your Workplace and Thrive Once There
To foster a truly diverse and inclusive workplace, employers should expand their DEI efforts to encompass what is increasingly being referred to as DEIA—or diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
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Reimagining Graduate Student Professional Development as an Inclusion, Equity, and Innovation Driver
Evangeline “Eva” Kubu, Princeton University, explores how to address long-standing systems and practices to ensure all Ph.D. students have equitable access to comprehensive professional development.
