Some More Concerning Things from Work
Sep. 27th, 2017 10:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
amycooperFirst a hiring freeze is being put into effect. I had a librarian position open. We interviewed and selected a candidate only to have someone from administration contact me and tell me not to offer the job, they were about to announce a hiring freeze and it will include the non-filling of this position. I was, I admit, slightly surprised they had given me the go-ahead to search and fill this position (which replaces a librarian that left) but I'm pretty upset about it all the same. Especially after we took all that time to search and interview.
Second, I'm on an ad hoc diversity committee (as part of the campus' new strategic plan). The first meeting went pretty well. The first meeting did not have all members present. The second meeting went rather differently. The HR director actually defended the nepotism problem we have in hiring on the campus. She literally said she saw no problem with it and thought it was good that we hired from the nearby community. Then a faculty member (who was gay and proudly out) felt that we should do a survey on campus and where people attach their names and say if they belong to a minority group and they we should approach those people and give them the job of raising awareness/being a model for said groups.
Because there's nothing alarming about asking people to out themselves as say, Jewish or Trans or Gay or whatever and making that published information or anything. I mean, we've already discussed that this campus isn't comfortable for all employees that are part of said groups. Asking them to out themselves will surely improve that, right?
Anyway, still looking for jobs.
Second, I'm on an ad hoc diversity committee (as part of the campus' new strategic plan). The first meeting went pretty well. The first meeting did not have all members present. The second meeting went rather differently. The HR director actually defended the nepotism problem we have in hiring on the campus. She literally said she saw no problem with it and thought it was good that we hired from the nearby community. Then a faculty member (who was gay and proudly out) felt that we should do a survey on campus and where people attach their names and say if they belong to a minority group and they we should approach those people and give them the job of raising awareness/being a model for said groups.
Because there's nothing alarming about asking people to out themselves as say, Jewish or Trans or Gay or whatever and making that published information or anything. I mean, we've already discussed that this campus isn't comfortable for all employees that are part of said groups. Asking them to out themselves will surely improve that, right?
Anyway, still looking for jobs.
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Date: 2017-09-29 11:38 pm (UTC)(We have actually had a similar go around with a student group on campus though - no, the way to increase the numbers of LGBTQA faculty is not to ask them that at time of hire. )
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Date: 2017-10-02 01:14 pm (UTC)