Revise the Paper A Re-examination of Faculty Hiring Processes and Procedures

Spring
2017
Resolution Number
03.01
 
Contact
Assigned to
Equity and Diversity Action Committee
Category
Diversity and Equity
Status
Completed
Status Report

The paper was updated and finalized and available on the ASCCC website: https://asccc.org/sites/default/files/Hiring_Paper.pdf

Proposer Contact
Randy Beach, Equity and Diversity Action, and John Freitas, Standards and Practices

Whereas, The most recent Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) paper on faculty hiring, A Re-examination of Faculty Hiring Processes and Procedures[1], was adopted in Fall 2000, and it is good practice to regularly review and reevaluate professional standards regarding the hiring processes and procedures for all faculty;

Whereas, Awareness of the importance of developing faculty hiring processes to increase the diversity of candidates applying and being interviewed for full-time faculty positions has become more significant throughout the system, including the drafting and recent release by the Chancellor’s Office of the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Diversity Best Practices Handbook,[2] which provides an explanation of the recently-adopted, multiple methods allocation model for EEO funding and model practices for addressing the nine multiple methods described in the allocation model; and

Whereas, The report from the Board of Governors’ Task Force on Workforce, Job Creation, and a Strong Economy included recommendations to expand the pool of potential career and technical education (CTE) faculty with industry experience, and subsequent efforts by the ASCCC and the Chancellor’s Office CTE Minimum Qualifications Task Force have been made to assist colleges to be more flexible when hiring CTE faculty while maintaining high academic and professional standards;

Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges update the paper A Re-examination of Faculty Hiring Processes and Procedures and bring it to the Spring 2018 Plenary Session for discussion and possible adoption.

MSC