Yale appoints diversity officer

NEW HAVEN, Conn. --Yale University appointed Nydia A. Gonzalez as chief diversity officer, Yale President Richard C. Levin announced Tuesday.

"I am delighted that Nydia Gonzalez has agreed to bring her extensive global experience and organizational diversity management knowledge to Yale," Levin said. "I am convinced that through her efforts we will further establish Yale University as a leader in diversity, inclusion and work life."

Gonzalez, formerly the director of diversity programs at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, will join the staff of Yale Feb. 26. She will head a newly organized unit that will work with the university officers, faculty and staff to develop a strategic plan designed to enhance faculty diversity.

Gonzalez received training and certification for her work in diversity from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. She has been a keynote speaker and presenter at numerous diversity conferences worldwide.