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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED339261 AUTHOR: Cooper, Rita; Smith, Barbara Leigh
TITLE: Achieving a Diverse Faculty: Lessons from the
Experience of The Evergreen State College.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1990
JOURNAL: AAHE-Bulletin; v43 n2 p10-12 Oct 1990
NOTE: 5 p.
AVAILABILITY: copies).
ABSTRACT: Between 1986 and 1989, The Evergreen State
College in Olympia, Washington, increased its proportion of
faculty of color from 11 percent to 20 percent. This was
accomplished by reorganizing the college's approach to
faculty hiring and retention. Keys to hiring success
involved institutional commitment, utilization of inside
resources, being creative in seeking applicants, doing
research to locate applicants, being open minded, being
flexible in disciplinary background requirements, requiring
an adequately representative applicant pool, and becoming
aware of unintentional barriers in the hiring process.
Retaining a diverse faculty requires building a hospitable
campus environment. Orientation programs for new faculty at
The Evergreen State College offer a buddy system, written
materials, a fall off-campus retreat, and workshops
throughout the year. Assistance in helping new faculty to
become familiar with the cultural norms and idiosyncracies
on campus is especially important; the buddy system, which
pairs a respected faculty member with some longevity within
the institution with a new faculty member, was chosen to
help communicate these norms. (JDD)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; College-Environment;
Faculty-College-Relationship; Higher-Education; Mentors-;
Personnel-Selection; Staff-Orientation; Teacher-Orientation
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *College-Faculty; *Ethnic-Groups; *Faculty
Recruitment; *Labor-Turnover; *Minority-Groups
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