Author: NCFDD Academic life is often portrayed as collaborative, intellectual, and community driven. In reality, many faculty describe it as isolating from the earliest stages...
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Planning for Rest and Recovery: An Agile End-of-Year Reflection
Watch the Recording: Planning for Rest and Recovery: An Agile End-of-Year Reflectionn Host:Rebecca Pope-Ruark, PhDDirector of the Faculty Professional DevelopmentGeorgia Institute of Technology Take a deliberate...
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Theme: Rising to the Moment 📍November 9–11, 2025 | Philadelphia, PA We’re excited to share that NCFDD will be attending the 2025 APLU Annual Meeting!...
Read MoreThe AIs Go Marching On: Finding Our Way with AI in Education
Watch the Recording: The AIs Go Marching On: Finding Our Way with AI in Education Host:Lance Eaton, PhD – Senior Associate Director, Center for Advancing Teaching...
Read MoreFlawed 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...
Read MoreEvery 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...
Read MoreRethinking 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:–...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreFSP by the Numbers: A Snapshot of Impact
Since its inception, the Faculty Success Program (FSP) has supported thousands of academics across disciplines, institutions, and identities as they navigate the demands of scholarly...
Read MoreHow Emory University is Redefining Faculty Mentoring at Scale
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...
Read MoreMentoring 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...
Read MoreNavigating 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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