Faculty Workshop:
Getting A Strong Start to Your Semester |
Monday, August 25, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room, 153 Rubenstein Library
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Scott Dyreng, Professor of Business Administration
Sarah Gaither, Nicholas J. and Theresa M. Leonardy Associate Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience
Iyun Harrison, Associate Professor of the Practice of Dance
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Sherilynn Black, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
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Faculty juggle a number of priorities at the start of the semester, including preparing for teaching and mentoring students, ramping up new directions of research and establishing personal practices to avoid stress and burn out. Each of these items play an important role in our success throughout the year and can influence the type of engagement we have with our students, staff and faculty colleagues.
In this workshop, participants will join their colleagues to discuss effective strategies and tools to get the semester off to a strong start. In addition to discussing how to create environments where their students and colleagues can learn and thrive, participants will also discuss ways to develop practices that prioritize their own wellness as they begin the work of a new academic year.
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Research Spotlight:
A Labor of Love to Improve Health and Human Connection |
Wylin Wilson’s research lies at the intersection of religion, gender and bioethics. “I get to work on hard topics,” she says, "those really hard things for people to talk about, and hard things for people to deal with, like health inequities.”
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Looking South for the Roots of Black Modernity: Jarvis McInnis Examines “Afterlives of the Plantation” |
Jarvis McInnis, associate professor of English, is an interdisciplinary scholar of African American and African Diaspora literature and culture. In his first book, McInnis rethinks the plantation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a repurposed site of agrarian worldmaking and a critical space for the reimagining of Black futures.
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Four Duke Scholars Honored With Langford Lectureship Award |
Four Duke professors from three schools have received the 2025-26 Thomas Langford Lectureship Award. The awardees were chosen based on the appeal of their research to an interdisciplinary faculty audience, as well as their embodiment of Langford’s dedication to teaching, research and service. Each scholar will present a lunchtime lecture that is open to Duke faculty members who register for the event.
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Junior Faculty:
Grab a Remaining Coaching Slot Before It's Gone! |
Want some professional coaching this fall, in the company of supportive Duke faculty peers? Only two spaces for assistant professors remain. Here’s the meeting information for the as-yet open group:
Group 3 (Tuesday 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.) | meets in person on 8/26, 9/16, 10/7, 10/28
If you’d like to claim a remaining space, please email Maria Wisdom as soon as possible.
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Academic Leadership Development: Sorting Hype from Help |
What resources and practices truly help academics develop as leaders? The multi-billion dollar leadership industry can make this a complicated question for anyone. In a recent author in residence post, OFA’s Maria Wisdom guides emerging leaders in sorting the “help” from the “hype.”
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Teaching in the Age of AI: Fostering Pedagogies of Curiosity, Collaboration and Experimentation |
Deadline: August 15 at 12 p.m.
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Curious how genAI might affect your teaching? Join this multidisciplinary group to explore genAI, reflect on implications for your work, and make and communicate concrete pedagogical plans in a supported, collegial environment.
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Teach in Venice: VIU Globalization Program |
Duke's Global Education Office invites proposals from regular-rank Duke faculty to teach in the Venice International University Globalization Program for the Fall 2027, Fall 2028, or Spring 2029 semesters.
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| Professional Development Opportunities for Faculty |
Duke faculty have access to NCFDD’s mentoring and virtual programs that enhance research productivity, time management and career development at all career stages.
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Restorative Justice and Other Restoration Practices: The Basics
Thursday, August 21, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
U.S. Ambassador Shefali Razdan Duggal: Diplomacy and Leadership in a Changing World
Wednesday, August 27, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Culture and Communication: Perception, Understanding, and Connection
Tuesday, September 9, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Foundational Concepts: Building Blocks for Creating Equity and Inclusion in your Work Environments
Thursday, September 18, 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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Duke Faculty Advancement helps faculty at all career stages thrive as researchers, teachers, mentors and leaders. Our university-wide programs are grounded in a holistic vision of faculty and leadership advancement that includes supporting professional growth and success, prioritizing experiences that promote a sense of community and belonging, and enriching our academic community through a range of perspectives and talents. We partner with Duke schools, departments and other academic units to recruit and retain outstanding faculty and to foster an academic environment that embodies the Duke values of respect, trust, inclusion, discovery and excellence.
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