Download the NCFDD Partnership Guide
Learn how colleges and universities partner with NCFDD to build faculty development that is structured, scalable, and aligned with institutional goals.
Build Faculty Development That Scales
Faculty are navigating growing demands across teaching, research, service, mentoring, leadership, and student support. Institutions want to provide meaningful support, but one-off workshops and disconnected resources are not always enough.
NCFDD helps institutions build a more comprehensive approach.
Through an NCFDD partnership, your campus can provide year-round faculty development resources, structured programs, writing support, leadership development, and dedicated partner guidance designed around your goals, budget, and priorities.
What You’ll Learn in the Guide
The NCFDD Partnership Guide gives academic leaders a clear overview of how partnership works and what your institution can expect.
Inside, you’ll learn about:
- Campus-wide membership resources for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students
- Role-specific programs including the Faculty Success Program, Department Chair Success Program, Post-Tenure Pathfinders, and Dissertation Success Curriculum
- Skill-building courses focused on teaching with AI, research funding, and publishing productivity
- Partner-exclusive offerings including private writing challenges, engagement reporting, custom workshops, partner roundtables, and strategic content roadmaps
- Dedicated support from a Partner Success Manager and Partnership Development Director
- Real examples of how institutions use NCFDD to strengthen faculty development and engagement
Why Institutions Partner With NCFDD
More than 300 institutions have worked with NCFDD to support faculty success at scale.
An NCFDD partnership can help your institution:
- Strengthen faculty productivity, writing, and scholarly output
- Improve faculty retention, satisfaction, and well-being
- Support faculty across career stages and roles
- Build a more connected and supportive academic culture
- Complement existing faculty development efforts
- Demonstrate a visible institutional commitment to faculty success
Who This Guide Is For
This guide is designed for provosts, deans, chief academic officers, faculty affairs leaders, faculty development professionals, graduate school leaders, and administrators responsible for faculty success, retention, leadership development, or institutional culture.
Whether you are strengthening existing faculty development efforts, supporting a specific faculty population, or exploring a broader campus-wide partnership, this guide will help you understand what is possible with NCFDD.
About NCFDD
NCFDD is the leading provider of faculty professional development in higher education. Since 2010, we have supported more than 300 institutions, 200,000 faculty members, and 15,000 Faculty Success Program alumni.
Our mission is to help develop, connect, and empower the next wave of academic leaders while strengthening the higher education system and improving the academic experience.
