Author: NCFDD A promising funding opportunity can take over your calendar remarkably fast. One call looks like a strong fit. The deadline is six weeks away. Suddenly, your research funding strategy is the proposal due six weeks from now. That kind of focus can be useful. Grants require concentrated attention. But when every funding decision … Read more
Find Clarity and Direction for Your Post-Tenure Career Tenure is a major milestone, but what comes next is often less clear. Post-Tenure Pathfinders helps recently tenured and mid-career faculty reconnect with what matters, make intentional career decisions, and create a more sustainable path forward. It is a 12-week guided program designed for faculty navigating the … Read more
Author: NCFDD Faculty leadership roles often come with an unusual expectation: learn the job once you have it. A faculty member may spend years building expertise as a researcher, teacher, mentor, and colleague. Then they become a department chair, program director, center director, associate dean, or another academic leader. Almost overnight, the work changes. They … Read more
During the academic year, much of faculty work is driven by external demands. Teaching schedules, committee responsibilities, student needs, departmental priorities, and institutional deadlines shape how time is spent from week to week. Summer often looks different. Understanding how department chairs can support faculty over the summer starts with recognizing that this season serves a … Read more
Facilitator: Rachel McLaren, PhDAssociate Professor, Communication StudiesThe University of Iowa Make meaningful progress on your research and writing, even when teaching, service, meetings, and competing priorities fill your calendar. On-Demand Webinar Recording Every semester starts with the best intentions. You promise yourself this will be the term you finally stay consistent with your writing and … Read more
Author: Laura Portwood-Stacer When attempting to publish an academic book, it can feel as if so many factors are beyond your control. Will an acquiring editor like your book idea? Will it take them forever to get back to you? Will peer reviewers understand and support the intervention you’re trying to make? What if they … Read more
Summer has a way of creating big expectations. By the end of the spring semester, it’s easy to imagine finally having time to focus on the work that has been pushed aside for months. By August, many faculty find themselves wondering where the time went. The summer wasn’t wasted; in fact, most people stayed busy. … Read more
Protect Your Writing, Priorities, and Time This Semester A 30-minute checklist to help faculty start the semester with more clarity, focus, and intention. The Sane Semester Checklist is a free NCFDD resource designed to help faculty pause before the semester accelerates. Use it to clarify what matters most, protect your writing time, set boundaries early, … Read more
What is the role of the regional public university in turbulent times? Let’s Talk at AASCU 2026. 📍 July 13-16, 2026 | New Orleans, LA Academic leaders are being asked to do more with less, support faculty through rapid change, and build institutional cultures that can sustain both performance and well-being over the long term. … Read more
Write More Consistently. Make Progress More Confidently. A practical guide to creating a writing routine that helps you move projects forward, one session at a time. The Academic Writing Playbook is a free resource from NCFDD designed to help faculty make the most of their writing time. Whether you’re working on articles, grant proposals, book … Read more