{"id":5520,"date":"2013-04-29T08:48:31","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T13:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=5520"},"modified":"2024-07-02T14:22:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:22:21","slug":"diversitytaskforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=5520","title":{"rendered":"Department Diversity Liaisons exchange ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Patricia Parker, Director of Faculty Diversity Initiatives in the College, led a spring meeting of Faculty Diversity Liaisons from departments across the College of Arts and Sciences, (photo by Beth Lawrence)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Faculty Diversity Liaisons from departments across the College of Arts and Sciences gathered this spring to exchange information and ideas about how to enhance the diversity of the faculty.<\/p>\n

Patricia Parker, Director of Faculty Diversity Initiatives in the College, told the group she convened to \u201cnetwork and learn from each other so that you have ideas to take back to your unit, and to set some goals that reflect a collective vision for diversity in the College.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am excited about the work we will do together,\u201d Parker said.<\/p>\n

Senior Associate Dean Terry Rhodes told the group that advancing faculty diversity is a top priority for the College. That is why Dean Karen Gil appointed a Faculty Diversity Task Force, she said, \u00a0and fulfilled task force recommendations to appoint a Director of Faculty Diversity Initiatives in the College and Diversity Liaisons in every department.<\/p>\n

The dean\u2019s office has encouraged all academic departments in the College to be proactive in the recruitment and retention of faculty from diverse backgrounds, through regular faculty searches as well as the Office of the Provost\u2019s Targeted Hiring Program and the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity.<\/p>\n

The results have been encouraging, said Rhodes. During the past year alone, one-third of new tenured and tenure-track faculty joining the College are from under-represented populations. Nearly one-third of them are women. Over the past three years, \u00a0nearly two-thirds of the departments hiring in the College participated in the Targeted Hiring Program, successfully hiring 15 new faculty members from under-represented populations through that program alone. One-third of the College\u2019s academic programs also hired fellows from the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe realize we still have a lot more to do,\u201d said Rhodes. \u201cBy working together strategically in your units and across the College, we will continue making progress.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Department Faculty Diversity Liaisons, clockwise from forefront at left, Louise Toppin, music; Emilio del Valle Escalante, Romance languages; Kathy Perkins, dramatic art; Eleanor Seaton, psychology; Michele Berger, women\u2019s studies; Banu Gakariksel, geography; and James Rives, classics (chair). (photo by Beth Lawrence)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Barbara Entwisle, Vice Chancellor for Research, summarized the role of the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity. \u00a0The program was started in 1983 and was one of the first in the nation to support and advance postdoctoral scholars from under-represented racial and ethnic populations. Since then, it has supported 147 scholars. Of those, 131 (89 percent) went on to teach or work in higher education.\u00a0 From 2006 through 2011, the program had 30 postdoctoral fellows, and 15 of them were hired into permanent positions at UNC. All are still here, Entwisle said.<\/p>\n

Executive Vice Provost Ron Strauss reported on the progress made by the Office of the Provost\u2019s Targeted Hiring Program.\u00a0 The program was begun in 2000 to enhance faculty diversity. \u00a0Since its inception, the program has supported the hiring of 16 faculty members, including 86 who are still at Carolina.<\/p>\n

Taffye Benson Clayton, Vice Provost for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, emphasized the importance of integrating diversity strategies at every step of the search process.\u00a0 She said her office has resources and can conduct workshops to help the departments enhance faculty diversity.<\/p>\n

Ann Penn, Equal Opportunity\/ADA Officer, summarized the EEOC\/HR guidelines for faculty diversity and said she was available to help and answer questions.<\/p>\n

The Diversity Liaisons broke into small groups to exchange information and ideas. They emphasized the importance of proactive, concerted efforts to advance faculty diversity.\u00a0 They said it was important to involve the Diversity Liaisons on search committees at all levels. They also said that mentoring and promoting faculty was important for retention. Several liaisons said that the postdoctoral and targeted hiring programs were helpful to their units. \u00a0One liaison reported that the department decided to let postdoctoral fellows know they would be interviewed for a tenure-track faculty position before the end of their first year; that department made a successful offer to a postdoctoral fellow before that person went on the market.<\/p>\n

The group agreed to keep exchanging information and to meet again in the fall.<\/p>\n

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