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Recruiting an Excellent & Diverse Faculty
Kathleen Blee Chair, Dietrich School Diversity Committee Associate Dean, Graduate Studies & Research
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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)
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IMPLICIT BIAS Often conflicts with beliefs Widely shared
Stronger with ambiguity, time pressure, lack of critical mass
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MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF IMPLICIT BIAS IN DECISION-MAKING
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THE SEARCH Search committee Generating the pool
Explicit, multiple criteria
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CANDIDATE EVALUATION Credit: University of Michigan
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SELECTING INTERVIEW CANDIDATES
Multi-level checkpoints Inclusive strategies Critical mass
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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
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