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Early Career and Racial Equity Program

About ECARE

The Early Career and Racial Equity (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.

Benefits

ECARE combats the challenges that can negatively shape the experiences of early career tenure-track faculty who are underrepresented in academia and/or whose research focus is on racial equity and disparities through:

  • Enhanced professional development opportunities
  • Milestone assignments and planning
  • Weekend Writing Retreats
  • Assigned Faculty Success Partners
  • 1:1 Coaching support
FDC Mosaic

Faculty Testimonial

ECARE Testimonial

Early Career and Racial Equity (ECARE) Program Testimonial from Dr. Kendra Boyd

A Mosaic of Support

We have designed comprehensive and intensive mentorship domains to achieve ECARE programmatic aims. Explore the mosaic of support below.

Institutional Navigation

Intentional onboarding supports faculty success in the first few years. The campus FDC liaison plays a critical role in bridging local needs and central resources for new faculty. 

Advancement

ECARE Senior Faculty Success Partners provide intensive small group and individualized support offering guidance and long-range planning to support promotion and tenure ambitions as well as increasing professional visibility.

Research

ECARE participants are encouraged and supported in identifying discipline specific mentors and/or a mentoring committee either within or outside of the university.

Inclusive Community

ECARE participants form an intentional community as the program engages alumni participants and cohorts across FDC programs. The senior faculty success partners, FDC staff, and faculty peers have the singular aim of reducing isolation and creating a community of support.

Life-work resiliency

ECARE centers holistic support attending to the personal and professional needs, while recognizing the organizational and global challenges that can impact success. Through 1:1 coaching and peer support, we encourage reflection and resiliency in navigating challenges.

Faculty Success Partners 2023-2024

These senior faculty are engaged in 1:1 mentoring and provide intentional sponsorship of mentees.

Faculty Success Partners

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