NU STRIDE

What is STRIDE?

STRIDE stands for Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence.

Northeastern University will be utilizing an adaptation of the University of Michigan developed STRIDE Recruitment Committee to support search committees in the hiring process.

The STRIDE Committee is a team of NU faculty who aim to increase the diversity in applicant pools by improving hiring and evaluation procedures to reduce reliance on biases in practices. The STRIDE Committee will hold workshops for recruitment committee members to discuss innovative strategies for recruitment and evaluation. More information about scheduling workshops is available here.

The STRIDE committee is composed of distinguished senior faculty members who are highly respected in their fields and at Northeastern University.

Committee Members

George Adams, Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Dana Brooks, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Agnes Chan, Professor of Computer Science

Max Diem, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Craig Ferris, Director of the Center for Translational Imaging

Ineke Marshall, Professor of Sociology, Anthropology & Crimnal Justice

Sanjeev Mukerjee, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Information about STRIDE

The STRIDE committee liaison will be Kathrin Zippel Ph.D. Associate Professor, in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.