Program Description
History
The National Minority Faculty Identification Program was inaugurated in the summer of 1985 by Southwestern University to serve as a bridge between minority faculty candidates seeking employment and institutions of higher education. The Program was transferred to the Division of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Community Engagement at Texas Tech University in July 2010.
Current Program
The National Registry of Diverse & Strategic Faculty ("The REGISTRY") is intended to be the singular resource for tenure track/academic ladder faculty members from underrepresented groups and for institutions of higher education seeking to hire highly accomplished and qualified candidates for open faculty positions. As the only database of diverse and strategic faculty candidates supported by a major university, The REGISTRY strives to provide the most diverse and qualified pool of faculty candidates to colleges and universities around the country.
The REGISTRY provides an online database for candidates from underrepresented groups to enter their relevant education and
employment information as well as the ability to search job postings listed by our subscribing institutions.
There is no charge to candidates for this service. Once a candidate’s information is uploaded, subscribing institutions
may contact directly those candidates in whom they are further interested.
Institutions pay an annual subscription fee for the ability to post unlimited open faculty positions and for unlimited access to the
candidate database. Subscriptions run during the academic year (September 1st - July 31st).
The subscription fee schedule is as follows:
Institutions with a total student enrollment of less than 1,000 = $250;
Institutions with a total student enrollment of 1,000 to 4,999 = $500;
Institutions with a total student enrollment of 5,000 to 15,000 = $750;
Institutions with a total student enrollment of more than 15,000 students = $1,000
Advertisements are placed in The Chronicle of Higher Education and other similar publications each academic year inviting current and prospective faculty members
from underrepresented groups interested in teaching positions at institutions of higher education to participate in The REGISTRY.
Program Limitations
The REGISTRY is not designed or intended to provide professional recruitment/placement services for either the subscribing
institutions or prospective candidates. The Division of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Community Engagement at Texas Tech University serves only to
coordinate and facilitate participation in the online identification of prospective faculty candidates and is not involved in any of the institutions'
selection processes.
Prospective candidates should contact subscribing institutions directly for additional information regarding available positions, application status, or any other related topics.
Candidates have the option of including their curriculum vitae in their uploaded information.