What is an Affirmative Action Representative (AAR)?
Each search committee is required to have an Affirmative Action Representative who cannot also be chair the search committee (Handbook, 9.4.3). The AAR must be a tenured member of the faculty and is expected to take an active role in identifying women and minorities who qualify for the position. The AAR is also charged with ensuring compliance with affirmative action guidelines in all phases of the search and with writing the portion of the interim pool report (9.7) that addresses the women and minority applicants. The AAR should act during the search as advocate for candidates from protected groups who are being considered for elimination from the pool.
