Enhancing Faculty Excellence
Strategies for Diverse Faculty Hiring
Welcome to the Website
The Office of Inclusion and Diversity provides resources supporting excellence in faculty hiring. This website provides an overview of strategies for recruiting, selecting, and retaining diverse faculty. It is an “evergreen” resource and will be updated to continuously reflect best practices for faculty hiring.
Hiring for Mission
USC has frequently cited diversity and inclusion as fundamental to its mission as an institution of higher education.
“We challenge our community to engage differences as strengths, embrace the richness of our lived experiences, and leverage diversity, equity, and inclusion to drive excellence…”
USC Culture Journey
“USC has long understood that excellence and diversity are inextricably intertwined.”
President Folt
“Preparing leaders for the future also requires a diverse faculty at all levels–not just in the junior ranks–who can help set the standards for what is taught and researched…”
USC REDI Report
The Process
- Preparing the search
- Announcing the position
- Conducting the search
- Onboarding your new faculty member
- Retaining your new faculty member
