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Hakkola L, Laplante J. (2026). Examining an Equity-Minded Search Training as a Catalyst for More Inclusive Faculty Hiring. johepal. 7(2), 7-25. doi:10.66224/johepal.7.2.7
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Higher education institutions often utilize search committee trainings to better equip participants with the tools needed to execute a fair faculty search process. This study examined the ways in which a Predominantly White multi-campus university system in the Northeastern United States restructured its system-wide Equal Opportunity search training to assist participants in centering diversity and equity in their searches. Researchers designed and evaluated a pre and post survey to examine the ways in which participation in the equity-minded search training affected respondents’ critical understanding of equity and diversity and potentially enriched notions of fairness in the search process. This study advances scholarship focused on the positive impact equity-mindedness can have when thoughtfully implemented into a university-led intervention. Additionally, results demonstrate how institutional leaders in Equal Opportunity can partner with faculty and staff to engage in reflexive and ongoing conversations about diversity and equity to uncover how hiring practices may lead to implicit bias, systemic discrimination, and unintended inequities in the search process.
Keywords: Diversity, Equal Opportunity Leaders, Equity-mindedness, Faculty Searches, Search Training
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Received: 2025/12/8 | Accepted: 2026/06/14 | Published: 2026/06/30
Received: 2025/12/8 | Accepted: 2026/06/14 | Published: 2026/06/30
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