Resources
Open Position Posting
The Office of Faculty Advancement contracts with selected advertising sites and you can request that a position be posted by working with your department's Human Resources contact. In addition, the Office of Faculty Advancement places an ad annually in a diversity-oriented publication. Please note that in some cases, an ad placement fee is collected from the department by Human Resources. Find your department's HR contact by visiting their site.
Housing
Off Campus Housing is available through the Drexel Off-Campus Housing Service, which offers housing lists, roommates, sublets, furniture, carpools, and more. Drexel Off-Campus Housing is accessible online or at 877-895-1234.
If you are looking to rent, ApartmentList.com offers a free personalized apartment search. This website allows you to find rentals by region in your price range and with your preferred features.
Coldwell Bankers Preferred Moves
Drexel University, in conjunction with Preferred Moves is proud to present a tremendous new benefit to its employees, faculty, students, alumni and parents. You can receive substantial cash back rewards on real estate transactions along with genuine discounts on moving, storage, financing, insurance and other home service benefits. Experience the high touch service with your designated Preferred Moves Counselor, who will guide you through the whole process. To learn more call toll free 866.786.5512 or visit their dedicated webpage.
Whether you are just starting your search, looking to refinance or need to sell or buy a home right away, Preferred Moves is here to help the Drexel University family.
Drexel Home Purchase Assistance Program
Drexel University offers a home purchase assistance program for full-time and part-time benefit eligible University employees providing a forgivable loan toward the purchase of homes within defined borders of the Drexel University Community.
Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program
Drexel's Dual Career Assistance Program for Faculty
The Office of Faculty Advancement and Drexel Human Resources have combined efforts to assist current and potential Drexel faculty members who are seeking employment for their partners in the greater Philadelphia region. While the University cannot guarantee job placement for those that accompany Drexel faculty, the Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program provides support in networking and locating positions both within and outside Drexel, including personal assistance with dual career issues. For assistance, please contact the Office of Faculty Advancement at 215-895-2141.
Publications
"Affirmative-Action Plans: Recommended Procedures for Increasing the Number of Minority Persons and Women on College and University Faculties" (1983). American Association of University Professors.
Bensimon, E. M., Ward, K., Sanders, K. (2000). Creating Mentoring Relationships and Fostering Collegiality.Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing.
Bertrand, M. and Mullainathan, S. "Are Emily And Greg Ore Employable Than Lakisha And Jamal? A Field Experiment On Labor Market Discrimination," American Economic Review, 2004, v94(4,Sep), 991-1013.
Correll, S. J., Benard S. (2007). "Getting a Job: Is There A Motherhood Penalty?" American Journal of Sociology, 112 (5), 1297-1338.
Euben, D. (2000). "Hiring and Promotion: Legal Issues for Department Chairs." American Association of University Professors.
Georgi, H. (2000). "Is There an Unconscious Discrimination Against Women in Science?" American Physical Society News Online.
Goldin C, Rouse C. (2000). "Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of 'Blind' Auditions on Female Musicians." The American Economic Review, 90 (4), 715-741.
Hill, C., Corbett, C., St. Rose, A. (2010). Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics. Washington, D.C.: American Association of University Women.
Jaschik, S. (2009, August 14). "Hiring Women as Full Professors." Inside Higher Ed.
McNeil, L., Sher, M. (1999). "The Dual-Career-Couple Problem." Physics Today, 52(7), 32.
Mickelson, R. A., Oliver, M. L. (1991). "Making the Short List: Black Faculty Candidates and the Recruitment Process." In The Racial Crisis in American Higher Education, Altbach, P. G., Lomotey, K. (Eds.). Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
Mishel, E. (2016). "Discrimination Against Queer Women in the U.S. Workforce: A Resume Audit Study." Socius, January-December 2016 (2), 1-13.
Moses, Y. (1989). Black Women In Academe: Issues and Strategies. Washington, D.C.: Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Nieves-Squires, S. (1991). Hispanic Women: Making Their Presence on Campus Less Tenuous. Washington, D.C.: Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Sagaria, M. A. D. (2002). "An Exploratory Model of Filtering In Administrative Searches: Toward Counter-Hegemonic Discourses." The Journal of Higher Education, 73(6), 677-710.
Sandler, B. R., O'Gorman Hughes, J., DeMouy, M. (1998). "It's All in What You Ask: Questions for Search Committees." Women's Research and Education Institute.
Smith, D. (1996). Achieving Faculty Diversity: Debunking the Myths. Washington, D.C.: American Association of Colleges and Universities. Reviewed at: http://www.diversityweb.org/Digest/F97/research.html.
Steinpreis R. E., Anders K.A., Ritzke D. (1999). "The Impact of Gender on the Review of the Curriula Vitae of Job Applicants and Tenue Candidates: A National Empirical Study," Sex Roles, 41 ( 7-8), 509-528.
Trix F., Psenka C. (2003). "Exploring the color of glass: letters of recommendation for female and male medical faculty." Discourse & Society,14 (2), 191-220.
Turner, C. S. V. (2002). Diversifying the Faculty: A Guidebook for Search Committees. Washington, D.C.: American Association of Colleges and Universities.
Valian, V. (1999). Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Wenneras C., Wold A. (1997). "Nepotism and Sexism in Peer-Review." Nature, 387, 341-343.
Wolf-Wendel, L. E., Twombly, S., Rice, R. (2000). "Dual-Career Couples: Keeping Them Together." The Journal of Higher Education, 71(3), 291-321.
Yoder, J. (2002). "2001 Division 35 Presidential Address: Context Matters: Understanding Tokenism Processes and Their Impact on Women's Work." Psychology of Women Quarterly, 26 (1), 1-8.