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01. Introduction (Handbook for Faculty Searches with Special Reference to Affirmative Action)
The "Handbook for Faculty Searches with Special Reference to Affirmative Action," from Ohio State University, was adopted with permission from The Ohio State University. Preparation of the OSU handbook was coordinated by Dr. Thomas H. Burkhardt, Affirmative Action Faculty Consultant, Department of Human Relations, and Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering.
This document is on the web at /HRsite/Documents/Faculty/Handbooks/Searches/
More information about hiring procedures at Michigan State University can be found in the Academic Hiring Manual on the web at(/HRsite/Documents/Faculty/Handbooks/Hiring/).
A checklist of search committee activities is included in Appendix C. This can be used as a step-by-step guide for search committees.
| "At Michigan State University, the achievement of excellence is multidimensional. Diversity and pluralism in the student body, in the faculty and staff, in the curriculum, and in the climate of the University are integrally associated with this goal. It requires specific actions as well as continuing and informed dialogue among different cultures and differing points of view. Maintaining preeminence in the creation, transmission, application, and preservation of knowledge necessitates a diversity of perspectives and background experiences."
Robert F. Banks
Assistant Provost and Assistant Vice President for Academic Human Resources
From MSU IDEA II |
| MYTH: Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity are one in the same.
REALITY: Equal Employment Opportunity means that all individuals must be treated equally in the hiring process and in advancement once on the job. Each person is to be evaluated as an individual on her or his merits and not on a stereotypic conception of what members of specific groups are like. Affirmative Action is a more proactive concept. It means affirming that one will actively and aggressively seek to overcome the effects of past discrimination against groups such as women and minorities by making a positive and continuous effort in their recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion. The concept also means that a university must actively remove any barriers that artificially limit the professional and personal development of women and minorities. Ultimately, the goal of affirmative action is synonymous with the mission of a university: to give each individual the opportunity to realize her or his maximum potential and to rise as high as one's talents will permit. |
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