When a new faculty member is hired at a university, having trusted colleagues and faculty mentors who help navigate a path to growth, belonging, and success is essential.
The past few years have been particularly turbulent for higher education—including post-pandemic return-to-work initiatives, diminished public trust in higher education, the spread of campus protests, and the introduction of generative
Faculty are essential to achieving the mission and goals of higher education. Their contributions often extend beyond research, teaching, and service to areas such as mentoring, and the mentors deserve
It started with a simple question: “How do we evaluate and document teaching?” What followed was not just an adaptation of a framework and evaluation tool but our own professional
Faculty awards are more than acknowledgments of past success; they are strategic tools for advancing both individual careers and institutional priorities and can catalyze professional development and institutional advancement. Building
In 2023, while serving as the associate director of faculty development at a STEM-focused university, I cofounded and chaired an AI impact group endorsed by executive leadership. No stranger to
Have you heard the myth that being a professor is the most stress-free job there is? In their 2016 book, The Slow Professor, Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber debunk
College faculty are experts in their fields, and they spend years researching intriguing topics in their academic disciplines. When faculty attend conferences or workshops, these are most often in their
People in many professions are subject to continuing education requirements to maintain licensure or professional status. Law offers one example; medicine offers another. Faculty at postsecondary institutions are excluded from
I’ve written quite a bit about burnout in these pages—here, here, and here, for example. It’s important for
