Faculty Search Committee Workshop
ADVANCE-Purdue and the Office of Vice President for Ethics and Compliance hold a joint interactive workshop on search and screen procedures. The goal of this workshop is to increase search committee members’ knowledge about current search and hire best practices and procedures leading to the employ of an excellent and diverse faculty. Department Heads, Associate Department Heads, Search Chairs and Search Committee members are invited to attend.
Letter from the Provost
Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Workshops
The ADVANCE/OVPEC Faculty Search Committee workshops are interactive by design and research based. Studies indicate that these workshops are much less impactful and effective when not done in person. It is highly encouraged for any faculty search committees to be comprised of individuals who have completed the workshop within the last five years (see Past Workshop Attendees list below)
- Tuesday, August 24th from 1-5 pm, STEW 218 ABCD
- Monday, September 13th from 1-5 pm, PMU North Ballroom
- Thursday, October 28th from 1-5 pm, Purdue Memorial Union East and West Faculty Lounges
- Friday, February 18th CANCELLED
- Wednesday, March 30th from 8 am to noon, Beck Agricultural Center, 4550 US Hwy 52 W, West Lafayette, IN
Registration is available here.
A RENEWAL workshop will be conducted on Friday, September 10th from noon-1:30 pm, Friday, October 22nd from 1-2:45 pm, and Monday, March 7th from 3-4:45 pm. This workshop is available to anyone serving on a current faculty search committee who has taken the workshop in the past (please refer to the list below under Past Workshop Attendees).
Registration is available here.
If you have any questions, please email De Bush at: djbush@purdue.edu
For information about Fall 2022 faculty search committee workshops please email Christie Wright at: wrigh438@purdue.edu.
Purdue Resources
- Office of the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance: Faculty Search and Screen Manual
- Diversity Focused Sample Job Ad Language
- Essential Elements to a Successful Search
- Reviewing Applicants: Research on Bias and Assumptions
- Purpose of the Diversity Statement
Past Workshop Attendees
Other Resources
- Big Ten Academic Alliance Professorial Advancement Initiative
- Searching for Excellence and Diversity: A Guide for Search Committee Chairs, UW-Madison Edition
Recommended Readings
Please note: In most cases, if you are working off campus, you will need to supply your Purdue University ID and password to access the articles listed below.
Many thanks to Mary Dugan, Purdue University Resource Development Librarian for making links to these articles available.
- Bertrand, Marianne and Mullainathan Sendhil. "Are Emily and Greg more employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A field experiment on labor market discrimination." American Economic Review 94(2004): 991-1013.
- Dovidio, John F. and Samuel L. Gaertner. 2000. Aversive Racism and Selection Decisions: 1989 and 1999. Psychological Science 11: 315-319.
- Goldin, Claudia and Cecilia Rouse. "Orchestrating impartiality: The impact of 'blind' auditions on female musicians." American Economic Review 90(2000): 715-741.
- Smith, Daryl G. 2000. How to Diversify the Faculty. Academe 86: 48-52. (Available via Purdue University Libraries or from Academe)
- Steinpreis, Rhea, Katie A. Anders, and Dawn Ritzke. 1999. The impact of gender on the review of the curricula vitae of job applicants and tenure candidates: A national empirical study. Sex Roles 41: 509-528.
- Richeson, Jennifer and Richard J. Nussbaum. 2004. The Impact of Multiculturalism Versus Color-Blindness on Racial Bias. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 40: 417-423.
- Wennerås, Christine and Agnes Wold. 1997. Nepotism and sexism in peer-review. Nature. 387: 341-43.
Additional Reading
For readings discussed in the session and other relevant articles, please see ADVANCE Purdue Library: References on bias and assumption (this is a link to a list of articles that the libraries have made available).
