Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.04
Liaison Jennifer Kleindienst
Submission Date Oct. 14, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Wesleyan University
PAE-9: Support Programs for Future Faculty

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Renee Johnson-Thornton
Dean for Diversity and Student Engagement & Associate Coordinator, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
Office of Diversity and Strategic Partnerships
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Does the institution administer and/or participate in programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief description of the institution’s programs that help increase the diversity of higher education faculty :
Wesleyan's Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship and Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program prepare and encourage undergraduate or other non-terminal degree students to pursue further education and careers as faculty members. Wesleyan does not have programs for Master's degree students, but all PhD students spend 1-2 years as teaching assistants in undergraduate courses.

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The website URL where more information about the program(s) is available :
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
In recruiting its own faculty, the Office of Diversity and Institutional Partnerships works very closely with Academic Affairs on all faculty search processes and assists in developing outreach and interviewing strategies to attract diverse faculty. Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship: http://www.wesleyan.edu/mellon_program/ Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaurete Achievement Program: http://www.wesleyan.edu/mcnair/)

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