Recruiting an Excellent & Diverse Faculty Kathleen Blee Chair, Dietrich School Diversity Committee Associate Dean, Graduate Studies & Research
DIETRICH SCHOOL DIVERSITY COMMITTEE Kathleen Blee (Associate Dean, Chair) Jerome Branche (Hispanic Languages & Literatures) Yu Cheng (Statistics) Yolanda Covington Ward (Africana Studies) Waverly Duck (Sociology) Yona Harvey (English) Tara Meyer (Assistant Dean; Chemistry) Lara Putnam (History) Linda Rinaman (Neuroscience) Chandralekha Singh (Physics and Astronomy) Jennifer Whiting (Philosophy)
IMPLICIT BIAS Often conflicts with beliefs Widely shared Stronger with ambiguity, time pressure, lack of critical mass
MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF IMPLICIT BIAS IN DECISION-MAKING
THE SEARCH Search committee Generating the pool Explicit, multiple criteria
CANDIDATE EVALUATION Credit: University of Michigan
SELECTING INTERVIEW CANDIDATES Multi-level checkpoints Inclusive strategies Critical mass
INTERVIEWING Don’t comment on appearance, age, emotional state talk over women/minority candidates turn to women/minority faculty on issues of diversity Do consider how dept represents itself plan for hostile faculty identify outside resources