Faculty Affairs and Academic Programs
Pathways to the Professoriate. Advancing Faculty Diversity in the Schools of Natural Sciences and Engineering at UC Merced.
UC Merced, 2018-2019
Project Principal Investigators
Zulema Valdez, Associate Vice Provost for the Faculty1
Tanya Golash-Boza, Coordinator of the Faculty Equity Advisor Program Teenie Matlock, Interim Vice Provost for the Faculty
Gregg Camfield, Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Marjorie Zatz, Vice Provost and Graduate Dean
Jill Robbins, Dean, School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts
Project Abstract
This project centers on leveraging PPFP and CPFP; a new “Two Offers from One Search” Program; and the development of a Leadership Council Pilot Program to oversee these searches. The interventions will leverage PPFP and CPFP; the faculty equity advisor program; best practices in recruitment and hiring, including implicit bias training and diversity statements; the National Center for Faculty Diversity and Development Program; and Accountability and Mentoring Programs. The project will also enhance mentoring and faculty success training for new hires, including teaching mentoring. Leadership will take an active role in recruitment and hiring through the formation of a Leadership Council pilot program.