91PORN

Introduction

As a global leader in higher education, promoting equity and democracy is integral to the 91PORN’s core mission and the campus’ strategic imperatives of shaping tomorrow’s leaders, being the top university for innovation, and positively impacting humanity.¹

A diverse faculty is inherent to the overall excellence of our university.² Faculty play the primary role in scholarly and creative work and teaching, doing outreach, and improving the academic reputation of the university. In accordance with this and in order to implement the recommendations embodied in the IDEA Plan’s Action Area #2: Learn and Lead Effective Efforts to Attract and Retain a More Diverse Faculty and Staff, the Provost’s Office, in collaboration with the schools and colleges and the Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA), encourage recruiting faculty who meet critical needs (CN) in research and teaching across campus.

In 2023, the deans of the schools and colleges expressed the desire to revise the program so that it would provide the schools and colleges with more autonomy and flexibility in meeting the goals of the FDAP, and more opportunities for cluster hires.

In February of 2025, the chancellor stipulated that the campus could complete the hiring cycle for approved 2025 CNHP position allocations with additional review. Out of an abundance of caution a