STRIDE Handbook
This STRIDE (Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence) handbook was developed to provide search committees with strategies aimed at increasing their likelihood of identifying, recruiting and hiring high-quality faculty while simultaneously embracing the University values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in faculty ranks. While search committees typically receive limited training in recruiting practices, research5 indicates that the success of faculty searches are improved through the education of search committee members. Thorough and structured training about how to ask for and obtain information that is relevant to the designated job is known to improve the decisions of search committees. The strategies presented in this handbook are based on recent research and successful STRIDE programs from several NSF ADVANCE institutions, together with materials on faculty recruitment from the Office of the Executive Vice President and University Provost. The STRIDE Committee plans to improve and refine these strategies in subsequent years to support faculty searches across disciplines and departments. Overall, the STRIDE Handbook represents the best practices for faculty search committees and is aligned with University, State, and Federal policies regarding non-discrimination.
