Faculty & Staff Resources
DIVERSITY STATEMENTS
- Golash-Boza, T. (2016, June 10). The Effective Diversity Statement. Insider Higher Education
- Flaherty, C. (2018, Nov. 19). Breaking Down Diversity Statements. Inside Higher Education
- Reyes, V. (2018, Jan. 25). Demystifying the Diversity Statement. Insider Higher Education
- Guidelines for Writing a Diversity Statement from UC San Diego
Unit and INDIVIDUAL DEI Goals
- Setting DEI Goals for Annual Reviews (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
- Evidence-Based Ideas to Increase Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace (UM-Amherst)
Best Practices for a Successful Faculty search
- MSU-NatSci: Best Practices and Procedures for a Successful Faculty Search Presentation
- MSU-NatSci: Faculty Search DEI Recommendations (from Physics)
- MSU-NatSci: Interview Questions Not Allowed
- MSU-NatSci: V3 Rubric to Assess Contributions to DEI
- Recruiting Diverse and Excellent New Faculty
- Science Faculty's Subtle Gender Biases Favor Male Students
- (More) Bias in Science Hiring
- Damning with Faint Praise
- A Linguistic Comparison of Letters of Recommendation for Male and Female Chemistry and Biochemistry Job Applicants
- Gender Decoder: Finding Subtle Bias in Job Ads
- Evidence that Gendered Wording in Job Advertisements Exists and Sustains Gender Inequality
- Reviewing Applicants
- Equal Opportunity, Equity and Affirmative Action (Univ. of WI, Oshkosh)
- Loaded Questions
- UCLA Sample Candidate Evaluation Tool: Contributions to DEI
- UCLA Berkeley Rubric for Assessing Candidate Contributions to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
- Northern Illinois University Diversity and Equity Sample Interview Questions
- University of Washington Online Toolkit
COURSE RELATED RESOURCES
- Resources for Difficult Dialogues in the Classroom
- Resources for Building Inclusive Communities (MSU Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion)
- DEI Training Database
- Inclusive Resources
INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE FOR COURSE SYLLABI
Sample Inclusion Statement for a STEM Syllabus from Cori Fata-Hartley
Suggested Inclusive Language for Course Syllabi, 2020
MSU RESOURCES
- Syllabus Checklist
- Grief Absence Policy
- Religious Observance Policy
- Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities
- Responsible Employee Policy
- Suggested Practices for Creating Inclusive Educational Spaces for LGBTQIA2S+ Students (Gender and Sexuality Campus Center)
- Spartan Code of Honor
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER UNIVERSITIES
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
- Faculty Development Policy
- Faculty Mentoring Policy
- Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development
- MSU Worklife Office
- UC Berkeley’s List of Research Funding Sources for New Faculty
- Teaching Essentials Workshops
- “Making the Right Moves” A Guide for New Postdocs and Faculty
FACULTY AND STAFF, TEACHING ONLINE
- Addressing Student Mental Health Concerns in Online Courses
- Keep Teaching: A Guide to Remote Teaching at MSU
- Keep Learning
- Keep Teaching
FACULTY AND STAFF, RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Code of Teaching Responsibility
- Diversity Research Network
- Employee Assistance Program
- Faculty Grievance Office
- If you have a student in distress
FACULTY AND STAFF ORGANIZATIONS
For a full list of Campus Organizations from MSU WorkLife Office click here.
- Council of Racial and Ethnic Minorities (CoREM)
- Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi American/Asian Faculty and Staff Association (APIDA/AFSA)
- Sign-up for email list: tinyurl.com/apidaafsainterest
- Facebook group
- Black Faculty, Staff and Administrators Association (BFSAA)
- Chicano Latino Faculty Staff Association (ChiLA)
- Contact: chila@msu.edu
- Facebook Group
- Educating Anishnaabe: Giving, Learning, and Empowering (EAGLE) - American Indian Faculty and Staff Association
- Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi American/Asian Faculty and Staff Association (APIDA/AFSA)
- Black in Microbiology
- MSU Employee Pride and Inclusion Coalition (EPIC)
- MSU Women of Color Community
- Women’s Advisory Committee for Support Staff
- Women’s Advisory Committee to the Provost
- Women’s Networking Association