My research project essentially addresses issues of diversity in higher education by exploring the role of faculty in the recruitment and retention of students particularly from underrepresented backgrounds. Current research on diversity suggests that in order to enact diversity on a campus, institutions must take an ecological perspective to inform organizational and structural change. An ecological perspective identifies “five dimensions of diversity that address and shape campus climate and affect to what degree diversity efforts will lead to educational benefits for students” (Milem, Chang, Antonio 2005). With respect to inevitable governmental/political and sociohistorical forces, these five dimensions include (1) the historical legacy of inclusion/exclusion at an institution, (2) the compositional diversity of student enrollment, faculty, and staff, (3) psychological dimensions or perceptions of racial/ethnic tension at an institution, (4) behavioral dimensions or social interaction across race/ethnicity at an institution, and (5) organizational/structural diversity or policies or curriculum. Specifically, my research explores the efficacy of faculty diversity by using an ecological perspective to interview faculty (and active student leaders) about their role, involvement, invisible labor, mentorships, and interactions with UCLA’s drive for diversity. I want to see how faculty and student leaders contribute to diversity through an ecological perspective. These interviews will inform my research about the role of faculty in the recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented backgrounds and make suggestions for how institutions that believe in diversity can further enact diversity as a process as opposed to a product.