As an
educational institution, particularly one that is mission driven, diversity and
inclusion are central to our ability to live up to our values as well as to
achieve our core educational purpose. Therefore we continuously strive to
build and maintain an inclusive environment in which all members of our
community feel welcomed, valued, and support; and diversity is a key component
of such an environment.
Some of
the activities we undertake to ensure a diverse and inclusive environment
include:
- Advertising faculty openings on
various electronic job sites in order to build diverse pools of
applicants. For full-time faculty positions, these sites are The
Chronicle of Higher Education, Diverse Issues in Education, Hispanic Outlook,
and the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium.
- Comparing the racial, ethnic, and
gender diversity of applicant pools for all full-time faculty positions is to
national norms for the given academic area.
- Conducting anti-bias training for
members of search committees for all full-time faculty searches.
- Maintaining and adhering to DePaul’s
Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy and Procedures (ADAH).
- Providing internal grants in support
of faculty members’ development of their research, teaching, and service
agendas.
- Maintaining an institutional
membership with the National Center for Faculty Diversity and Development
(NCFDD) that gives members of our community access to the wide range of
programming offered by the NCFDD.