For many years, faculty development was positioned as enrichment. Valuable, but optional. Helpful, but not central. Something institutions offered to support individual growth rather than...
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Access the Recording: How to Create and Maintain Healthy Boundaries
Facilitator: Lisa Hanasono, PhDProfessorBowling Green State University Build boundaries that support productivity, balance, and long-term success. On-Demand Webinar Recording Feeling stretched thin? Saying “yes” too...
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The 2026 State of Faculty Development in Higher Education Survey Report
The faculty support gap in higher education is real. Over 1000 faculty and academic leaders revealed what faculty need most, and how institutions can help...
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Free Research Funding Story Arc Builder
Turn Your Research Into a Clear, Compelling Funding Story Learn how to communicate your research in plain language that resonates with funders and partners beyond...
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Every Career Chapter Needs a Plan
Author: Lisa Hanasono, Ph.D. In the NCFDD’s Faculty Success Program (FSP), we invite academics to think of their lives as a book with many chapters....
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Free Weekly Planning Template
A Weekly Planning Template Designed for Faculty: Simple, Practical, and Stress Reducing Create more intentional weeks with a 30 minute ritual that helps you protect...
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Rethinking Productivity: Why Faculty Need Accountability, Not Just Good Intentions
At the beginning of each semester, many faculty set thoughtful goals. Finish a manuscript. Restart a stalled grant proposal. Make visible progress on a long-delayed...
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The Loneliness of Academic Life and How to Break the Cycle
Author: NCFDD Academic loneliness is more common than many faculty are willing to admit. Academic life is often portrayed as collaborative, intellectual, and community driven....
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Planning for Rest and Recovery: An Agile End-of-Year Reflection
Author: Rebecca Pope-Ruark I spend a lot of my time teaching faculty and academic leaders about burnout, which the World Health Organization (2019) defines as...
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Beyond Burnout: Small Shifts That Help Faculty Recharge and Refocus
Burnout in higher education is widespread and deeply felt. Faculty are teaching, mentoring, researching, and serving their institutions all at once. The workload rarely slows...
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From Isolation to Impact: The Role of Community in Securing Research Funding
Securing research funding has always required persistence, but for many faculty, the process now feels increasingly solitary and increasingly uncertain. Traditional sources of support, like federal grants,...
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Stop Going It Alone: How Academic Community Fuels Real Progress
Faculty life is often described as a balancing act. Teaching, research, service, and personal responsibilities compete for attention, and the instinct for many academics is...
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