This essay is a reflection on the complexities surrounding faculty and philanthropy. Fundraising is a part of university life that nonadministrative faculty members, especially faculty whose primary focus is undergraduate education, often have little to do with, but as budgets shrink, it is an area that all faculty members need to understand and engage with. We hope to highlight the important role that campus leaders must play in encouraging faculty to participate actively in initiatives that promote philanthropic giving. Our thoughts are prompted by three recent experiences we have had (jointly and separately) that all illuminate different aspects of the relationship between individual faculty members, their department chairs and deans, and the ever-growing need for fundraising on our campuses.
From “Rename and Remain” to “Reframe and Regain”: Reimagining Campus Inclusiveness
In my last article, I highlighted the crucial strategies of “person-first” and “targeted universalism” amid the wave of anti-DEI legislation in higher education. Initially, many of us embraced a “rename
Molly Kerby
July 7, 2025
