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Southeastern HERC

The  Higher Education Recruitment Consortium  is a nonprofit consortium of more than 700 colleges, universities, hospitals, research labs, government agencies, and related non- and for-profit organizations whose goal is to promote equity and excellence in the higher education space by advancing the ability of member institutions to recruit and retain the most diverse and talented faculty and staff. HERC diversifies the pipeline of faculty, staff, and executives in academia through outreach, advertising, and by sharing over 40,000 job opportunities and expert career advice. Vanderbilt has been a HERC member institution since 2014.

 

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Southeastern HERC

The  Southeastern Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, headquartered at Vanderbilt University, was established in 2014 as the Greater Tennessee HERC, a collaborative response of colleges and universities in Tennessee to the many challenges of academic recruitment and retention. Since that time, it has grown to include membership across Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama.  Our member employers embrace diversity and advance a workplace culture of inclusion. 

The Southeastern Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, HERC, is a venture to help diverse, talented candidates find a higher ed career in Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama. The Southeastern HERC’s core values are excellence and diversity in the higher education workforce. We provide free job search tools to people of all career and skill levels. At the Southeastern Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, we know that higher ed employees accomplish their best work in healthy and equitable workplace environments. 
What HERC offers dual-career job seekers free of charge:
  • Access to the most comprehensive list jobs at institutions within a commutable distance
  • State-of-the-art dual-career search technology
  • A comprehensive list of articles, research, and links to campuses that have dual-career programs and policies
  • Dual-career search technology that enables you to search for jobs that meet both you and your partner's job search criteria
  • A library of articles, research, and studies on the dual-career topic
  • Links to institutions that have dual-career programs and policies
  • Jobseeker webinars on the dual-career subject

 START YOUR SEARCH WITH HERC  HERE


 

Inclusion & Diversity Summit 

2020 

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 The 2020 Inclusion & Diversity Summit was hosted at Vanderbilt University's Divinity School.  Through The Summit we had the opportunity to bring together a wonderful group of colleagues, thought leaders, and members of the higher education community so committed to creating more inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible spaces, programs, and initiatives across our region, its institutions of higher learning, and beyond. 

 

2021 

2021 Summit

Register for the 2021 Summit here