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The Facade of Fit in Faculty Search Processes
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White-Lewis, Damani K. – Journal of Higher Education, 2020
Various concerns regarding the vitality and racial/ethnic composition of the academic profession have prompted new study of faculty search committees and hiring paradigms, most notably examining the term "fit" in candidate appraisals. Yet no study utilizes a candidate evaluation framework to investigate whether or not faculty members…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Personnel Selection, Search Committees (Personnel), Diversity (Faculty)