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Diversity is an important goal for any college. A healthy mix of men, women, and people of different races and ethnic and religious backgrounds, breeds interaction and readies students for life and work. But it takes more than just students to achieve the right mix on campus. The most progressive colleges also strive for diversity from within and at the highest echelons of leadership. [In this article, the author], of the American Council on Education, analyzes the latest research to show how far [US] colleges have come, and how much farther they must go, to realize the true value of diversity. Recommendations for action at college level are to: define talent broadly; look in different places; attend to the pipeline, i.e. leadership development of existing faculty; construct an equitable search process; increase board diversity; and foster successful presidencies.

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