Journals of Black in Higher Education Highlighted Joint Center Second Hiring Campaign Update

The Journals of Black in Higher Education (JBHE) highlighted the Joint Center’s second midterms hiring campaign update. The midterm hiring campaign tracks how each new and returning member of Congress is faring when it comes to hiring diverse top staff (chiefs of staff, legislative directors, and communications directors) in their Washington, DC office.

From the article: “At the time the report was generated, Congress had filled 1,466 out of the 1,599 top positions in the personal offices of U.S. House members and Senators. These staff positions include chiefs of staff, legislative directors, and communications directors. According to the Joint Center’s findings, only 5.5 percent of top staff hires in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are Black. This is far below Black Americans’ share of the overall U.S. population. Just over one-fifth of top staff positions in Congress are filled by nonwhite hires.”

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