Author: Chrystal Bruce, PhD, Associate Dean, John Carroll University The NSF ADVANCE Partnership Project, Advancing STEM Careers by Empowering Network Development (ASCEND), was conceived to...
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Rethinking Your Research Funding: A Conversation with Franco Montalto, PhD
Author: NCFDD Ahead of the start of our new Rethinking Your Research Funding course, we’re spotlighting the experts who helped shape the curriculum. Franco Montalto,...
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Rethinking Your Research Funding: A Conversation with Sabrina Noel, PhD, RD
Author: NCFDD Ahead of the start of our new Rethinking Your Research Funding course, we’re spotlighting the experts who helped shape the curriculum. Sabrina Noel,...
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Rethinking Your Research Funding: A New Course for Today’s Faculty
Federal funding has long been the gold standard for research support, but today’s realities tell a different story. Award rates are shrinking, political climates are...
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Flawed by Design: The Problem with Teaching Reviews for Tenure (and What to Do About It)
Author: Chavella T. Pittman, PhD, Effective & Efficient Faculty Most campus procedures for reviewing teaching for retention, tenure, and promotion run counter to best and...
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Embracing Innovation in Academia: How Faculty Can Leverage AI Without Losing Their Voice
Author: NCFDD Artificial intelligence is reshaping higher education. Tools that can generate text, summarize sources, or analyze data are now freely available to anyone with...
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Is It Time to Rethink Faculty Grant Support?
Faculty are navigating one of the most complex grant funding environments in recent memory. Federal priorities are shifting. Budgets are tightening. And competition for research...
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The Hidden Costs of Grant Writing (And How Faculty Can Overcome Them)
Securing external funding is often seen as a key marker of academic success. It supports research agendas, opens doors for collaboration, and plays a major...
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Redefining Department Leadership Through Faculty Development
If you’ve served as a department chair, you know the role is unlike anything else in academia. It sits at a crossroads: part administrator, part...
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What Institutions Can Do Differently with Faculty Mentoring
Faculty mentoring is widely acknowledged as essential to academic success. It supports research productivity, retention, and career advancement, etc. However, many faculty report receiving ineffective...
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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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The Link Between Faculty Development and Institutional Success
Author: NCFDD In higher education, student success is a top priority. Institutions dedicate significant resources to advising, academic support, and student engagement initiatives. But one...
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