Advance
Advance refers to equipping individuals with the resources and tools to build knowledge/skills through core workshops and venues for professional development that lead to career advancement and gratification.
We are committed to the institutional pursuit of academic excellence by. Guiding the institutional investment in the retention and success of a diverse faculty. Learn how the Advance, Engage, and Mentor (AEM) framework guides our efforts.
Advance refers to equipping individuals with the resources and tools to build knowledge/skills through core workshops and venues for professional development that lead to career advancement and gratification.
Engage refers to cultivating an inclusive community that celebrates and nurtures scholars intellectually and professionally as well as socially, connecting individuals to a robust peer network that is institutionally sustained.
Mentor refers to building a culture of mentoring and inclusion that recognizes a myriad of resources and individuals are necessary to help current and future faculty achieve their professional, academic, and/or personal development goals.
We have reimagined central support for faculty diversity, explore the programs and resources available now.
The I-LEAD program is designed to nurture the next generation of diverse leaders by supporting a cohort of leaders across all career stages through workshops, coaching, and mentoring to combat isolation, build community, and manage the unique challenges that diverse faculty face.
Faculty Affinity Networks are faculty-led spaces for connection, support, career development, and advancement around unique and similar identity-based experiences.
The Mutual Mentoring program supports faculty at any career stage in developing robust mentorship networks, within and outside of Rutgers University, to combat isolation and ensure all faculty have the resources they need to thrive.
The PECE Workshop Series is designed to support Rutgers’ mission to retain and advance a diverse faculty through professional advancement workshops that enable scholars to develop their scholarly work and identity and build connections within the Rutgers Community.
The OASIS Leadership and Professional Development program is designed to promote inclusive community, combat isolation and mitigate against bias, helping faculty develop the skills necessary to lead and advance in academia, with special attention to the unique challenges women faculty face as they navigate higher ranks and leadership in academia.
The RCN is designed to advance a culture of mentoring and inclusion at Rutgers and increase the engagement and scholarly productivity of Rutgers faculty by providing the infrastructure, training, and facilitation to enable effective and collaborative mentoring partnerships beyond the departmental level.
The ECARE program is designed to promote inclusive community, combat isolation, and mitigate against bias that can negatively shape the experiences of early career faculty who are underrepresented in academia and/or whose research focus is on racial equity and disparities.
The Rutgers Women in Leadership Workshop Series offers skill-building workshops for advancement in academia, paying attention to the unique challenges women faculty may face on their leadership journey. Faculty develop skills, confidence, and strategies to expand networks to reduce isolation, build community, and increase access to leadership opportunities. All faculty are welcome.
These skill-building workshops provide strategies to help mentors create psychologically safe environments and help mitigate the potential impact that bias might have in a mentoring relationship.
Building an inclusive academy requires developing and sustaining community intentionally. The Faculty Diversity Collaborative (FDC) Peer Network is a mechanism to promote connection and offer means for engagement for Rutgers University faculty across Chancellor-led units. Use it to identify and create communities of connection.
Discover career stage-specific support, opportunities to grow in community, and the many ways you can get involved as a faculty member at Rutgers!
Friday, December 13, 2024, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Virtual Event
Friday, March 07, 2025, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Virtual Event
The Faculty Diversity Collaborative is nationally recognized as an innovative strategy to support faculty.
Review the National Science Foundation July 2022 Winners Showcase and Honorable Mentions
These leaders are guiding the work of the Faculty Diversity Collaborative to realize the vision of an inclusive Rutgers community where all faculty thrive.
Senior Vice President for Equity
Vice President for Faculty Development and
Diversity, RBHS Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion
Senior Director for Faculty Diversity and Institutional Transformation
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