Pomona College
PAE-9: Support Programs for Future Faculty

The College has specific procedures for the recruitment of a diverse faculty, passed by the Pomona College Faculty in 2004. In these procedures, the College identifies race and gender as of particular importance when considering diversity. The Dean, Diversity Committee, and Diversity Officer meet with all department chairs to plan and strategize ways to develop a diverse candidate pool. Job applications should contain additional language reflecting the College's interest in attracting applicants whose teaching, research, or service activities can contribute to the academic diversity of the campus. The Dean and Diversity Officer review both the long list and short list to ensure that objective, non-discriminatory selection criteria were applied in the selection of candidates; if they are deemed unsatisfactory, the search can be reopened. The final selection must be approved by the Dean and Diversity Officer before any offer can be made. The President's Advisory Committee on Diversity monitors the numbers of women faculty and faculty of color and annually reports the numbers to the faculty. The College also regularly hires post-doctoral fellows and participtes in the Consortium for Faculty Diversity. Additionally, Pomona participates in the American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows program, which is a comprehensive higher education leadership development program.