Carnegie Mellon University

Dean's Review Before Interviewing and Making an Offer

  1. The “short list” of applicants, with brief summaries of each of the candidates, can be submitted for approval by the Dean before invitations for on-campus interviews are made.
  2. The Dean will frequently approve this by email, but may request a meeting to discuss the proposed interviewees and others on the “long short list” considered for interviewing. The Search Committee Chair may also want to provide data from Equal Opportunity Services on the demographics of the entire pool for context.
  3. Before making an offer the brief summaries of each of the candidates along with assessments based on the interview can be submitted for approval by the Dean.