Future Black Faculty Database (FBF)
Developed at UC Berkeley, the FBF Database contains records of doctoral candidates, recent graduates, and professionals seeking positions in academia. All Database members are of African American descent and plan to obtain a tenure track faculty position within five to seven years. The focus of this database is on persons studying engineering or the natural sciences. Access to the database is free.
National Minority Faculty Identification Program (NMFI)
Educational Institutions join the NMFI program for $200. This program advertises its roster of member institutions four times a year in The Chronicle of Higher Education and invites candidates to submit their CVs for consideration by member institutions. Four times a year (October, November, January, and March) the NFMI Program produces a computerized directory of the abbreviated resumes, indexed by discipline. Using this directory, member institutions can request up to 25 dossiers free of charge; subsequent dossiers are $1.00 each. Username: columbi, Password: rngnlg.
Strategies for Successful Faculty Recruitment Targeting Excellence Through Diversity
This Powerpoint presentation provides information about the diversity status of the Columbia faculty, discusses barriers to successful diversity recruitment, and outlines best practices for conducting faculty searches that increase excellence through diversity. The materials were prepared by members of the Columbia faculty, the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity Initiatives, and the Columbia ADVANCE Project.
Key Columbia University Benefits affecting Faculty
Useful URLs for Improving Search & Hiring Practices
Candidate Evaluation Sheet
Information about childcare centers and programs available near both the Morningside and Health Sciences campuses.
Information about the MNYSC HERC (Higher Education Recruitment Consortium), a collaborative effort developed by Columbia University, New York University, and Yale University to improve academic recruitment and retention, with a special emphasis on facilitating dual career appointments and enhancing faculty diversity.
Recruitment Slide Workshop
Reference manual for faculty and recruiters in search of graduate students in the areas of science, engineering and mathematics.
This position paper summarizes the history, research, strategies, and best practices surrounding issues of recruitment, advancement, and retention of faculty of color.
Report about educational attainment among African-Americans and Hispanics.
Population projection methods to show how the age and sex structure of a field can severely limit women's representation in tenure-track and full professor positions.
