Suggestions and Resources for Achieving a Diverse Applicant Pool
To ensure as broad a search as possible, the University requires public announcement of all full-time faculty vacancies, including those carrying Visiting and Research titles and those, which although primarily administrative, involve appointment to full-time faculty rank. The University has both a strong commitment and a legal obligation to increase the number of women and people of color in all areas where they are under-represented. The University relies heavily on the work of proactive search committees to maximize our opportunities in this area. Please consider the following resources to increase the likelihood of reaching as many available, qualified and interested individuals as possible.
General Academic Resources
- National journals associated with a specific discipline
- National higher education news organizations
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Diverse Education
- Mid-Atlantic HERC
- The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
- Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education
- Similar departments/programs at other institutions
- Academic institutions with large enrollments of women and people of color, including historically Black, predominantly Hispanic, and tribal colleges and universities
- Directories and rosters of prestigious fellowship programs at both the dissertation and post-doctoral levels that support individuals from diverse gender, racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds (See Below)
- Academic and professional associations (i.e. recruit at professional conferences)
- Personal contacts/telephone calls to colleagues
- National, state, and District of Columbia Black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian Caucus organizations
Databases, Directories and Registries
- Big Ten Academic Alliance
- Academic360 This website is a collection of Internet resources pulled together for people interested in academic positions. It includes links to faculty, staff, and administrative announcements. It provides direct links to job announcements from nearly 1,800 colleges and universities in the USA, Canada, Australia, and the UK.
- Asians in HigherEd
- Blacks in HigherEd
- Diverse Education
- Faculty for the Future
- Latinos in HigherEd
- The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
GW Resource
Resources by Discipline
- American Association of University Women
- American Geological Institute, Minority Participation Program
- American Library Association
- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Multicultural Program
- Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting
- Association for Women Geoscientists
- Association for Women in Mathematics
- Association for Women in Science
- Association of Black Psychologists
- Association of Black Sociologists
- Congressional Black Caucus Institute
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
- El Centro de la Raza
- IEEE Women in Engineering Careers
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
- Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- Mathematicians of the African Diaspora
- National Alliance of Black School Educators
- National Association of University Women
- National Association for Black Geoscientists
- National Council of La Raza/Unidos US
- National Society of Black Physicists
- National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers
- National Organization for Women
- Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists
- Society of Women Engineers
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
- Women in Science and Engineering
- WEPAN – Women in Engineering Proactive Network
Gelman Library
- American Library Association (ALA)
- Association of Research Libraries (ARL)
- College & Research Libraries (CRL)
- Society of American Archivists (SAA)
Jacob Burns Law Library
- American Libraries
- Library Journal
- Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, DC
- LawJobs
- The National Law Journal
Law School
School of Medicine and Health Sciences & Milken Institute School of Public Health
- The New England Journal of Medicine
- The Journal of the American Medical Association
- Academic Medicine