{"id":7063,"date":"2023-07-24T11:22:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/?page_id=7063"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:30:08","slug":"diversity-equity-and-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/provost\/faculty-development\/diversity-equity-and-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Belonging"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id7063_f44779-b5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7063_f44779-b5 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7063_f44779-b5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(75% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(25% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id7063_f44779-b5 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7063_f44779-b5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7063_f44779-b5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7063_f44779-b5 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7063_67b452-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7063_67b452-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7063_67b452-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7063_67b452-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7063_67b452-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7063_67b452-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7063_67b452-ca{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7063_67b452-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7063_67b452-ca > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7063_67b452-ca inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>91福利 has had a robust, long-standing commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible academic community. This page offers a list of selected resources, from both 91福利 and other universities, to aid faculty, particularly department chairs and peer committees, in the areas of implicit bias, faculty recruitment, and faculty retention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"color: #265185\" class=\"stk-highlight\">President\u2019s and Provost\u2019s Office Initiatives&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/president\/council-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The President&#8217;s Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion<\/a> (Office of the President, 91福利)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"color: #224a80\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Implicit\/Unconscious Bias Training<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Unconscious bias, sometimes referred to as implicit bias, may influence faculty hiring, peer review, graduate school admissions and many other critical areas of university life. These trainings\u2014drawn from an array of prominent institutions, universities, and organizations\u2014explain what unconscious bias is, why it harms many facets of the academic enterprise, and how to mitigate its detrimental effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0693e3\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">I<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diversity.nih.gov\/sociocultural-factors\/implicit-bias-training-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mplicit Bias Course<\/a> (NIH)&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Note: Slides and refresher course are available from the same site<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.nrmnet.net\/course\/c\/JqPZiUQo0O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Unconscious Bias Course<\/strong><\/a> <strong>National Research Mentoring Network <\/strong>(NRMN)&nbsp;<br>Note: a certificate is awarded upon completion of these modules. for the course. Each module takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kirwaninstitute.osu.edu\/implicit-bias-training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Implicit Bias Module Series<\/strong><\/a> <strong>Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity <\/strong>(Ohio State)<br>Note: Though designed for K-12 educators, the modules are applicable to higher education contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLWG_vsmMJ2clEeGKVyrOIKlOYrjFnVKqa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Implicit Bias Video Series&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong> <strong>UCLA\u2019s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Note: six, short videos, available on Youtube.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inclusion.uoregon.edu\/implicitbias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tool for Identifying Implicit Bias: Awareness of Common Shortcuts<\/strong><\/a><strong> (University of Oregon\u2019s Division of Equity and Inclusion<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column7063_07d027-97 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7063_07d027-97 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7063_07d027-97 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7063_07d027-97 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7063_07d027-97 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7063_07d027-97 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7063_07d027-97{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7063_07d027-97 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7063_07d027-97 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7063_07d027-97 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/store.chronicle.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Facultydiversity-coverimage_400x.jpg?v=1613501471\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:181px;height:239px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1s0o4ogd8lFkR__-NmU4cN76YBFekANKq\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty Diversity (CHE 2021)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/store.chronicle.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/WomenInLeadershipcover_464x.jpg?v=1680287775\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:181px;height:235px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/12Pwc2IZYcZ-X9Z7KlZVre0UbJ4glkJ1h\/view?usp=sharing\">A<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/12Pwc2IZYcZ-X9Z7KlZVre0UbJ4glkJ1h\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dvancing Women\u2019s Leadership in Higher Education (CHE 2023)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Faculty, including those from Historically Underrepresented or Minoritized Groups<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the excellent resources offered by the University of Maine, particularly its \u201cFaculty Recruitment Handbook\u201d listed below, resources developed by other universities may be useful to search committees and department chairs looking to advance inclusive excellence in the recruitment and retention of faculty, particularly those from underrepresented and minoritized groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recruitment<\/strong> <strong>and Retention<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/18L9nWUXbU02NT67-w8YdTq3FgOXrG5Tk\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Faculty Recruitment Handbook<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>(University of Maine)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1YEQeCvEDlTz56hSiRFHTSUqYapPTNNzU\/view\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1YEQeCvEDlTz56hSiRFHTSUqYapPTNNzU\/view\"><strong>Partner Accommodation Support<\/strong><\/a> (University of Maine)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>91福利 was ranked #2 among all R1 universities for partner accommodation practice and policy. For more information please visit this <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/blog\/2024\/06\/21\/umaine-ranked-second-among-top-tier-research-universities-for-finding-jobs-for-partners-of-faculty\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/news\/blog\/2024\/06\/21\/umaine-ranked-second-among-top-tier-research-universities-for-finding-jobs-for-partners-of-faculty\/\">link<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/diversity.oregonstate.edu\/faculty-recruitment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty Recruitment Toolkit<\/a><\/strong> (Oregon State University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/diversity.oregonstate.edu\/sites\/diversity.oregonstate.edu\/files\/faculty_search_timeline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty Search Timeline&nbsp;<\/a>&#8211; part of the toolkit &#8211; describes common practices, considerations, and timing at each stage of a faculty search<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.luc.edu\/academicaffairs\/facultyaffairs\/facultyhiring\/facultydiversityhiringtoolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty Diversity Hiring Toolkit <\/a><\/strong>(Loyola University (Chicago))<br>Note: \u201cCreating an Inclusive Job Advertisement,\u201d \u201cRedefining \u2018Fit\u2019\u201d and \u201cCandidate Evaluation Tabs\u201d are particularly useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ofew.berkeley.edu\/recruitment\/contributions-diversity\/rubric-assessing-candidate-contributions-diversity-equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rubric for Assessing Candidate Contributions to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging<\/a> <\/strong>(UC-Berkeley)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wiseli.wisc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/662\/2018\/12\/SearchBook_US.pdf\"><strong>Searching for Excellence and Diversity : A Guide for Search Committees<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>(WISELI, 2012)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1wDiPi2aRtavheHf0QupAysVBA9BxwyD4\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Conducting an Equitable Faculty Search<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>(Northeastern University)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gender-decoder.katmatfield.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Gender Decoder Online Tool for Job Advertisements<\/strong><\/a><br>Note: This publicly available tool allows search committees to analyze the text of job advertisements and determine the prevalence of gender-coded words, providing the committee with a means to identify and redress any unconscious\/implicit bias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1sNMeWqTe29_BkpRJzdiHcuM6bhoEYQyl\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Best Practices for Faculty Retention and Development<\/strong><\/a> (University of Delaware, 2023)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Search Advocate Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oregon State\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/inclusion.uoregon.edu\/search-advocacy-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Search Advocate Program<\/a>, including information about training.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-dd96ae9\" data-block-id=\"dd96ae9\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>91福利 has had a robust, long-standing commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible academic community. 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This page offers a list of selected resources, from both 91福利 and other universities, to aid faculty, particularly department chairs and peer committees, in the areas of implicit bias, faculty recruitment, and faculty retention. President\u2019s and Provost\u2019s Office Initiatives&nbsp; The President&#8217;s Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Office of the President, 91福利) Implicit\/Unconscious Bias Training Unconscious bias, sometimes referred to as implicit bias, may influence faculty hiring, peer review, graduate school admissions and many other critical areas of university life. 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