Coaching for Inclusive Excellence courses in September

The Office of Faculty Affairs and Development will offer Coaching for Inclusive Excellence (CoFIE) this month. This learning and development program seeks to support local academic units in their efforts to recruit, hire and retain a diverse faculty. The below courses will be offered. Email Millie Rivera to schedule courses for your unit.
  • CoFIE II: Strategies for Diverse Hiring. Based on University of Michigan’s STRIDE (Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence), this course focuses on how to write a non-biased job announcement, review applications, shortlist applicants, interview initial shortlisted candidates, plan/manage the campus visit, and make a final review of candidates who go through campus interview process. It also presents research about implicit bias and mitigating its effects. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Register here
  • CoFIE III: Equitable Evaluation of RPT Dossiers. Based on University of Michigan’s STRIDE, this course focuses on how certain criteria effectively exclude certain faculty; the role of schemas and implicit bias in the review of a candidate’s performance; and bias in a variety of domains (e.g., the grants application process, student evaluations, evaluation letters). The program addresses how the accumulation of these issues creates advantages and disadvantages among certain groups of faculty. It also presents research on how parental or other types of leave can negatively impact the evaluation of faculty members. Friday, Sept. 23, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Register here