#1) Do you feel that the University of Delaware should or should not grant preference to one candidate over another in faculty employment decisions on the basis of race, sex, or ethnicity?
| __ Should | __ Should Not | __ Don't Know |
#2) Do you feel that the University of Delaware should or should not grant preference to one candidate over another for admission on the basis of race, sex, or ethnicity?
| __ Should | __ Should Not | __ Don't Know |
#3) Putting aside your own opinion, which of the following statements best describes UD's policy for faculty employment decisions:
| __ a) My institution has formal policies or procedures that give preference to candidates on the basis of their race, sex, and ethnicity. |
| __ b) While my institution has no formal policies or procedures for giving such preference, administrators often communicate the clear expectation that a candidate's race, sex, or ethnicity should be taken into account. |
| __ c) No effort is made by my institution to promote the use of preferences based on race, sex, or ethnicity. |
| __ d) Don't Know |
#4) In your opinion, has the academic quality of the faculty at UD improved or declined as a result of giving preference in employment decisions on the basis of race, sex or ethnicity, or hasn't this made any difference?
| __ Improved a lot |
| __ Improved a little |
| __ No Difference |
| __ Declined a little |
| __ Declined a lot |
| __ Don't Know |
#5) Putting aside your own opinion, which of the following statements best describes UD's policy for student admissions?
| __ a) My institution has formal policies or procedures that give preference to candidates on the basis of their race, sex, and ethnicity. |
| __ b) While my institution has no formal policies or procedures for giving such preference, administrators often communicate the clear expectation that a candidate's race, sex, or ethnicity should be taken into account. |
| __ c) No effort is made by my institution to promote the use of preferences based on race, sex, or ethnicity. |
| __ d) Don't Know |
#6) In your opinion, has the academic quality of the students at your institution improved or declined as a result in giving preference in admission on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity, or hasn't this made any difference?
| __ Improved a lot |
| __ Improved a little |
| __ No Difference |
| __ Declined a little |
| __ Declined a lot |
| __ Don't Know |
#7) Please consider the following policy: the University of Delaware shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to candidates in faculty employment decisions on the basis of race, sex or ethnicity. If you had to vote to adopt or reject this as a policy at your institution, how would you vote?
| __ Approve | __ Reject | __ Don't Know |
#8) Please consider the following policy: the University of Delaware shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to applicants for admission to the University on the basis of race, sex or ethnicity. If you had to vote to adopt or reject this as a policy at your institution, how would you vote?
| __ Approve | __ Reject | __ Don't Know |
#9) Do you feel that the University of Delaware should or should not grant spousal benefits to homosexual partners, but not to heterosexual partners?
| __ Should | __ Should Not | __ Don't Know |
#10) Which of the following terms comes closest to the way you would characterize yourself politically?
| __ Conservative | __ Moderate | __ Liberal | __ Don't know/Other |
#11) My Academic rank is:
| __ professor | __ associate professor | __ assistant professor |
| __ instructor | __ lecturer |
#12) What is your college?
| __ Agriculture & Natural Resources | __ Arts & Sciences | |
| __ Business & Economics | __ Engineering | __ Marine Studies |
| __ Health & Nursing Sciences | __ Human Resources, Education & Public Policy |