Dear Colleagues,

The offices of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Academic Personnel Services, and Human Resources are seeking faculty and staff volunteers to serve as Equity Advocates on hiring search committees. Our pool of Equity Advocates consists of socially conscious faculty and staff members who volunteer to serve on departments' hiring search committees, acting as a resource and presence to promote equitable consideration of all candidates across various identity markers.

The Equity Advocate enhances awareness and ensures consistency in the search and deliberation process, enabling the committee to focus not only on content expertise but also on the structural impacts of implicit and unconscious bias.

All faculty searches must include a non-voting Equity Advocate on the search committee.  Equity Advocates can also be assigned to staff searches upon request.  Volunteers for the role of Equity Advocate play a vital part in supporting efforts to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Equity Advocates complete training in "Addressing Unconscious/Implicit Bias," attend an orientation for the "Equity Advocate Program," and receive guideline documents.  They will also receive a service appreciation letter.

If you're interested in volunteering as an Equity Advocate, please click here to register.

Warm regards,