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Connect Your Strategic Priorities to Targeted Faculty Development Your institution’s goals — from increasing faculty retention and research output to fostering a culture of support...
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How Emory University is Redefining Faculty Mentoring at ScaleÂ
On many campuses, mentoring is widely valued but loosely defined. It’s often left to individual departments or informal pairings, without much structure or accountability. While...
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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 | Booth #X As public universities...
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From Uncertainty to Clarity: Inside the First Department Chair Success Program
For new and experienced department chairs alike, leadership can feel isolating. You’re expected to manage conflict, mentor faculty, make strategic decisions, and balance countless priorities—often...
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Mentoring Gaps with Real Consequences: Who’s Affected and What Institutions Should Know
Author: NCFDD Mentoring is widely recognized as essential to faculty success, but not all faculty experience it as effective or equitable. In our recent collaboration...
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Building Resilience in Times of Uncertainty: Strategies for Faculty and Academic Leaders
Author: NCFDD Uncertainty is a constant in higher education today. As we conclude the Navigating Uncertainty webinar series with the final session, Building Resilience, we reflect on how...
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Beyond the Guru: Rethinking what Mentorship Looks Like in Higher Ed
Author: NCFDD For a long time, academic mentorship has followed a familiar formula: a junior scholar is paired with a more senior colleague—someone with experience,...
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The Academic Leader’s Role in Navigating Uncertainty and Supporting Faculty Well-Being
Author: NCFDD In our recent webinar, Navigating Uncertainty in Higher Ed: Approaches for Academic Leaders, we focused on the most pressing concerns that higher education leaders...
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Redefining Mentoring in Higher Education
A white paper from NCFDD and COACHE What does effective mentoring actually look like, how can institutions prioritize it, and how can you obtain it?...
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Beyond the Grant: Practical Approaches to Research Funding in Uncertain Times
Author: NCFDD As we continue exploring the complexities of navigating uncertainty in academia, our second webinar in the Navigating Uncertainty series focused on one of the most...
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Navigating Uncertainty in Higher Ed: Approaches for Academic Leaders
Watch the Recording:Â 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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