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Panther Athletics signs Collegiate College Diversity Pledge

CEDAR FALLS – UNI Director of Athletics David Harris is one of 30 ADs from 18 different collegiate conferences to sign the Collegiate Coaching Diversity Pledge (CCDP).

The CCDP is an opt-in pledge by Division I athletics directors to include a diverse group of candidates in the finalist pool for head coach vacancies in men’s basketball, women’s basketball and football.

A “diverse pool” is defined as a group of finalists that includes at least one candidate from a diverse or traditionally underrepresented background.

The CCDP reflects a commitment to ensure equal opportunity in the hiring of coaches, and to address the barriers that have prevented full participation of underrepresented minority groups.

The CCDP specifically applies to football and men’s and women’s college basketball, but UNI Athletics is working to diversify candidate pools in all departmental hires.

“The CCDP aligns directly with what we have already put in place with the Diversity and Inclusion Core Value of our strategic plan,” Harris said. “This is who we want to be as a department. We want the best candidates to lead our teams and influence our student-athletes. A deeper and more diverse pool of candidates will only serve to strengthen our hiring procedures and our department as a whole.”

The interview process for all finalist candidates must be substantially equivalent. For example, if the eventually-hired coach received both a phone, neutral site, and campus interview, all unsuccessful finalist candidates must also have participated in the same process.

The Collegiate Coaching Diversity Pledge is overseen by an independent Board of Advocates that consists of highly respected individuals from higher education and sports. Assisting the Board of Advocates is the Board of Coaches, who is responsible for working directly with their peers in the coaching community to ensure compliance with the procedures of the pledge, acting as an advocate for the pledge, as well as helping evolve the pledge into other areas (such as the hiring of assistant coaches).

The Board of Advocates works directly with the Third-Party Clearinghouse (James Moore & Co.) to randomly select a meaningful percentage of hires each year to review in order to confirm CCDP compliance.

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