Bluefield State College is "committed to the principle that minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply"; actual encouragement must be inferred. Applicants from those four groups are also "welcome" at Concord University. At Ohio University, "[h]igh priority is place on the creation of an environment supportive of women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities," which may or may not apply to the hiring process. The University of Mary Washington and Michigan State University both "actively encourag[e]" those four groups to apply, whereas Cleveland State University "especially encourages" them.

Several universities specify the grounds upon which they won't discriminate. Regent University avoids discrimination on the grounds of "race, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability." Volunteer State Community College adds "religion" and "status as a veteran with a disability or veteran of the Vietnam Era" to Regent's list. Western Illinois University adds sexual orientation, religion, marital status and unspecified veteran status. The University of New Hampshire expands Western Illinois's even more, adding "gender identity or expression." Arkansas State University has a nondiscrimination list similar to Regent's, too, but it includes religion and "any other legally protected classification."

The University of Maryland explicitly states that it will not discriminate against candidates for "race, sex, color, religion, national origin, and [gasp] political orientation."

Manchester College finds being that specific troublesome, but it knows how to play the D-word; it opts for "[a]pplicants who will further diversify our faculty and staff are warmly welcome." Likewise, the University of Kansas "especially encourage[s]" applications from "qualified persons who will enhance the diversity of the law school community." St. Lawrence University "welcome[s] applications from candidates who bring diverse cultural, ethnic and national perspectives to their work." The University of Louisville is "committed to diversity and, in that spirit, seeks applications from a broad variety of candidates." Virginia Tech "has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity and seeks a broad spectrum of candidates." Beating its chest, Central Michigan University announces it "strongly and actively strives to increase diversity within its community." Dickinson College "is committed to diversity, and we encourage candidates who will contribute to meeting that goal to apply." Elsewhere Dickinson College explains that those are "[w]omen and culturally diverse candidates."

Other universities require overt adherence to diversity politics. Eastern Kentucky University and Portland State University both limit their welcome of applications to those from "diverse candidates and candidates that support diversity." At Southeastern Louisiana University, "applicants must be committed to working with diversity." Berkeley "seeks candidates who can make positive contributions in a context of ethnic and cultural diversity." There's nothing passive about College Misericordia, which "actively supports cultural diversity. To promote this endeavor, we invite individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply, including minorities and women."

Assumption College "encourages candidates who would enrich the College's diversity." Bowdoin College "encourage[s] inquiries from candidates who will enrich and contribute to the cultural and ethnic diversity of our College." Georgia State University requires "[a]ppreciation of multiculturalism, teamwork and collegiality" (in that order).

Nevertheless, American universities are amateurs at this game compared with the pros in Canada. Look at the categories added by the two Canadian universities in that issue. McMaster University in Ontario "encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, members of sexual minorities, and persons with disabilities." The University of Toronto has a three-line disclaimer boasting it is "strongly committed to diversity within its community and welcomes applicants from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas."

Still, one supposes there's an opening for some enterprising American college to encourage applications from invisible minorities.