Learn about the Faculty Diversity Collaborative, our signature cohort programs, and other resources available to help you thrive.
Explore the resources the FDC offers organized around three primary areas of support. Use the questions highlighted below to identify what you need and which faculty cohort program is the best match.
The FDC provides faculty with a range of support to enable promotion and professional advancement. Connect with us to identify meaningful support OR if you have navigated a promotional stage and want to be intentional about supporting others.
The FDC provides purposeful opportunities to foster leadership ambition in diverse faculty and equip them with the skills to succeed. Connect with us to develop leadership skills and find community OR if you are a leader and want to be intentional about supporting emerging leaders.
The FDC provides mechanisms to connect faculty across Rutgers university celebrating and nurturing scholars intellectually and professionally as well as socially. Connect with us to find support and community for the unique needs and challenges diverse faculty face in academia OR if you are an allied faculty member who is committed to advancing an inclusive academic climate.
I am early in my academic career and want to identify meaningful support.
I have navigated a promotional stage and want to get connected to help others.
I have mentored graduate students/postdocs/trainees and want to be intentional in supporting junior colleagues.
I am passionate about building an inclusive academic climate that retains students and faculty.
I am interested in building a network of support and connections to others to support my success.
I am interested in in-depth longitudinal experience with faculty at similar professional stages.
I am interested in building my capacity to mentor across differences.
I am interested in developing leadership skills.
The FDC fosters community and reduces isolation in the academy through Faculty Affinity Networks (FANs) which are faculty-led peer groups that provide a space for solidarity, support, shared career development or other advancement for faculty who may face unique identity- based challenges in academia including but not limted to,
The FDC relies on faculty partners to support peer success. If any of these statements describe you, we need your help!
I have mentored graduate students/postdocs/trainees and want to be intentional in supporting junior colleagues.
I am interested in supporting faculty on the path to promotion and tenure.
I am interested in supporting the development of emerging faculty leaders.
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