Diversity in the Academy
Henry, F.,Dua, E., James, C.E., Kobayashi, A., Li, P., Ramos, H., and Smith, M.S., The Equity Myth, Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities, 2017: UBC Press | The Equity Myth
- CAUT. Underrepresented and Underpaid: Diversity & Equity Among Canada’s Post-Secondary Education Teachers. 2018: Underrepresented & Underpaid
- Canada Research Chairs:
- University of Michigan STRIDE Faculty Recruitment Workshop WHAT CAN WE DO? TOP 10 BEST PRACTICES
- Chronicle of Higher Education. Diversifying Your Campus: Key Insights and Models for Change. 2021: Diversifying Your Campus – Chronicle Store
- Lederman, D. The Challenges of Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Faculty and Administrators. Inside Higher Education 2020
Bias in reference letters
- Madera, J.M., Hebl, M.R., Dial, H. et al., Raising Doubt in Letters of Recommendation for Academia: Gender Differences and Their Impact. 2019: Raising Doubt in Letters of Recommendation for Academia: Gender Differences and Their Impact | SpringerLink
- Iwen, M., Letters of Recommendation: Just Say No. 2019: https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2019/04/10/letters-recommendation-reaffirm-entrenched-systems-bias-and-exclusion-opinion
- Akos P, Kretchmar J., Gender and Ethnic bias in Letters of Recommendation: Considerations for School Counselors. Professional School Counseling. 2016: Gender and Ethnic bias in Letters of Recommendation: Considerations for School Counselors - Patrick Akos, Jennifer Kretchmar, 2016 (sagepub.com)
- Schmader, T., Whitehead, J. & Wysocki, V.H. A Linguistic Comparison of Letters of Recommendation for Male and Female Chemistry and Biochemistry Job Applicants. Sex Roles. 2007. A Linguistic Comparison of Letters of Recommendation for Male and Female Chemistry and Biochemistry Job Applicants | SpringerLink
Job Advertisements
- Kang, S., Decelles, K., Tilcsik, A., Jun, S.. The Unintended Consequences of Diversity Statements. Harvard Business Review. 2016: The Unintended Consequences of Diversity Statements (hbr.org)
Review of Application
Sensoy, Ö. & Diangelo, R.. We Are All for Diversity, but . . .”: How Faculty Hiring Committees Reproduce Whiteness and Practical Suggestions for How They Can Change. Harvard Educational Review. 2017: Harvard Educational Review Winter 2017 (ocufa.on.ca)
Steinpreis, R.E., Anders, K.A. & Ritzke, D.. The Impact of Gender on the Review of the Curricula Vitae of Job Applicants and Tenure Candidates: A National Empirical Study. Sex Roles. 1999: The Impact of Gender on the Review of the Curricula Vitae of Job Applicants and Tenure Candidates: A National Empirical Study | SpringerLink
Student Opinion Surveys of Teaching
Boring, A., Ottoboni, K., and Stark, P.B.. Student evaluations of teaching (mostly) do not measure teaching effectiveness. ScienceOpen Research. 2016: Student Evaluations of Teaching (Mostly) Do Not Measure Teaching Effectiveness – ScienceOpen
CAUT. Policy Statement on Use of Student Opinion Surveys. 2016: Use of Student Opinion Surveys | CAUT
OCUFA. Student Evaluations of Teaching: https://ocufa.on.ca/student-evaluations-of-teaching/
Peterson, D.A.M., Biederman, L.A., Andersen, D., Ditonto, T.M., Roe, K.. Mitigating gender bias in student evaluations of teaching. PLOS ONE. 2019: Mitigating gender bias in student evaluations of teaching - PubMed (nih.gov)
Ryerson University v Ryerson Faculty Association. In The Matter of an Interest Arbitration, 2018: 2018 CanLII 58446 (ON LA) | Ryerson University v Ryerson Faculty Association | CanLII
UOITFA. Student Course Evaluation Working Group Final Report. 2017: Student Course Evaluation Working Group Final Report – UOIT Faculty Association
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