When you first imagined your academic career, you may have pictured the mid-career stage as a time of ease. Tenure would be behind you, the...
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Blog Posts
Rethinking Your Research Funding: A Conversation with Jolie Sheffer, PhD
Author: NCFDD Ahead of the launch of our new Rethinking Your Research Funding course, we are spotlighting the experts who helped shape the curriculum. Jolie...
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5 Questions Every Faculty Member Should Ask Before Their Next Grant Cycle
Securing research funding is a high-stakes process for faculty. Whether you are applying for your first major grant or working to sustain a long-term project,...
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Being Agile in Uncertain Times: Scrum Project Management for Faculty
Author: Rebecca Pope-Ruark, PhD As we enter this new academic year, we do so confronting a sea of change, concern, and uncertainty based on our...
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Why We Built a New Online Community for Academics
At NCFDD, we’ve spent the past 15 years building programs, tools, and resources to support faculty development at every career stage. But one thing we...
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From Burnout to Breakthroughs: How Faculty Can Reclaim Their Time and Energy
Faculty burnout isn’t new, but it’s getting harder to ignore. Between competing demands, shifting expectations, and an ever-growing to-do list, faculty continue to be stretched...
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Every Semester Needs a Plan – Fall 2025
Facilitator: Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, PhDAssistant DeanTufts University Plan Your Most Productive—and Balanced—Semester Yet On-Demand Webinar Recording Did you start this semester with big writing goals—only to...
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Continuing the Conversation: NCFDD and COACHE on Rethinking Faculty Mentoring
Continuing the Conversation: NCFDD and COACHE on Rethinking Faculty Mentoring Earlier this year, NCFDD and Harvard’s Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) released...
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Rethinking Faculty Mentoring: What Institutions Can Do Differently
Watch the Recording: Rethinking Faculty Mentoring: What Institutions Can Do Differently Welcome:– Geoff Watson, NCFDD, CEO– Todd Benson, EdD, COACHE Executive Director and Principal Investigator Panelists:–...
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AASCU Summer Meeting 2025
What Does a Happy Future Look Like? Let’s Talk at AASCU 2025. 📍 July 15-17, 2025 | Indianapolis, IN As public universities navigate rising uncertainty—tight...
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Navigating Uncertainty in Higher Ed: Building Resilience
Facilitator: Lisa Hanasono, PhDProfessorBowling Green State University Insights and reflections for leading through times of change—available to stream now. Higher education is facing an era...
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Navigating Uncertainty in Higher Ed: Approaches for Academic Leaders
Watch the Recording: Navigating Uncertainty in Higher Ed: Approaches for Academic Leaders Facilitator:Lisa Hanasono, PhD ProfessorBowling Green State University Panelists:Alison Joan Murray Levine, PhDCorinne Castro, PhDMary...
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