Texas Tech University

The admissions team has continued to recruit and enroll more Black/African-American students and students from other underrepresented and minoritized communities.

As part of its Strategic Plan, the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources states that it would "[e]nhance diversity of our faculty and student population through targeted recruitment and retention activities."

All first year and transfer students are required to complete a new online training course, Voices for Change, that addresses diversity, identity, bias, and inclusion.

As part of its 2023-2024 Academic Catalog, TTU states, "In addition to the core, every student must successfully complete at least one 3-hour multicultural course or its equivalent that focuses explicitly on the distinctive subcultures of the United States or on the culture of another society."

Recent revisions to TTU OP 32.16, “Faculty Recruitment Procedure,” require all faculty search committee members to attend a half-day Workshop hosted by the Office of Institutional Diversity, which has scheduled virtual Workshops during the Spring 2021 semester to train faculty search committee members.

In 2022, TTU received a five-year, "multimillion-dollar" grant from the Department of Education's "Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions" program. The program "provides federal funds to assist HSIs in expanding educational opportunities for and improving the attainment of Hispanic students."

As part of TTU's 2023-2024 Academic Catalog, the "Diversity Studies" concentration (B.A. or B.S) "is an interdisciplinary program of study that encourages students to develop a broad understanding of the components of diversity in society" which "include race and ethnicity, gender, social class, religion, culture, and language."

Raider Education seeks to increase opportunities for cultural intelligence, civility, and inclusive leadership skill development for all students at Texas Tech University. Through partnerships across campus with faculty, staff, and students, Raider Education provides individual trainings, group workshops, and classroom curriculum support in a student-focused model that emphasizes actions on campus.

In September 2021, the university hosted the "Anti-Racism Speakers Series" with Dr. Derald Wing Sue (Columbia University)on "Microintervention Strategies: Disarming Microaggressions."

The university held the "Deeply Rooted Conversation Series," which recently ended as a result of controversy.

On July 19, 2023, the Office of the President issued a memo to faculty, staff, and students that discussed Texas law SB 17 which "prohibits institutions from maintaining diversity, equity and inclusion offices, and related activities." The memo also states, "We are working with the Faculty Senate and the Office of General Counsel to update the appropriate operating policies as necessary...As a state institution, we will obey the letter and the spirit of these laws as we remain steadfast in our support of students, faculty and staff."

The Office of the Provost published its "Legislative Guidance" in order to provide "general guidance intended to broadly apply across academic and other units" on the matter of SB-17, which outlaws any Texas higher education institution from maintaining diversity offices and/or programs. The guidance states, "Neither TTU nor any of its units may retain or house offices, trainings, initiatives, events, activities, or named groups relating to race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation."

The TTU Staff Senate provides a variety of Black Lives Matter resources which includes "White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism" by Robin DiAngelo and "How to Be an Antiracist" by Ibram X. Kendi.