Duke Welcomes New Faculty With Focus on Collaboration, Wellness and Professional Growth
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Duke University welcomed its newest faculty members during New Faculty Orientation, a day-long program designed to introduce new faculty to the university’s culture, resources and support systems. The orientation emphasized community building, professional development, university resources and the importance of personal wellness.
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Navigating the New Academic Year: Strategies for Success |
In today’s educational landscape, effective teaching goes beyond simply delivering content—it requires thoughtful prioritization, student engagement and accessibility. It also requires faculty to expand their approaches to mentorship and other forms of student engagement to increase their impact and effectiveness. Together, these strategies point to a more intentional and student-centered approach to teaching, mentoring and engaging students that can lead to more meaningful learning experiences.
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Advancement & Promotion
(Tenure Track Faculty)
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Thursday, October 17, 10 - 11 a.m.
Zoom
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Abbas Benmamoun, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
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Alec Gallimore, Provost and Alfred J. Hooks E '68 Distinguished Professor
Thavolia Glymph, Peabody Family Distinguished Professor of History
Chris Nicchitta, Professor of Cell Biology
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Current and past APT Committee members will discuss the different stages of the tenure and promotion review process, components of the dossier and tips and strategies to successfully navigate the tenure and promotion process. This workshop is particularly relevant to tenure track assistant professors who are preparing for promotion to associate professor and for associate professors who are preparing for promotion to full professor with tenure. It covers a number of topics, including the standards for evaluating research, teaching, service and engaged scholarship.
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Advancement & Promotion
(Non-Tenure Track Faculty)
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Tuesday, October 22, 3 - 4 p.m.
Zoom
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David Malone, Professor of the Practice of Education
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Sherryl Broverman, Professor of the Practice of Biology
Luciana Fellin, Professor of the Practice of Romance Studies
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Experienced colleagues and peers will discuss the reappointment and promotion process for different types of non-tenure track faculty and provide examples of resources and opportunities for growth and advancement. This workshop will cover a number of topics, including the variability of standards (according to discipline) for evaluating progress, teaching, research or administrative excellence, as well as the challenges potentially impacting promotion and ways to navigate them.
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Where Small Steps Make a Difference in Middle East Crisis |
Universities can both protect the safety of faculty, staff and students and have an open discussion on the war in Israel and Gaza The 2024 Provost's Forum presented stories of Duke projects helping people in the region, and campus efforts to build constructive dialogue.
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| Department Culture: Learning to Play Well With Others |
In a recent advice piece in "The Chronicle of Higher Education", Maria Wisdom shares some strategies and tools that have proved useful in coaching faculty and academic leaders on issues related to departmental culture and workplace friction.
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2025-26 Bass Connections Project Teams
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Bass Connections is now accepting proposals for 2025-2026 projects that engage faculty, undergraduates and graduate/professional students in the interdisciplinary exploration of complex societal challenges. Deadline for submissions is Monday, November 4 at 5 p.m.
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Duke Faculty Advancement provides leadership, guidance and oversight of university-wide strategies and programs to support faculty throughout their career lifespan. We offer faculty and leadership development programs and partner with Duke schools, departments and other academic units to enhance faculty growth and success. A diverse faculty — defined broadly as representing a wide range of identities, lived experiences and perspectives — is a prerequisite for excellence and is essential to driving innovation within our scholarly community. We work to recruit and retain outstanding faculty and strive to promote a welcoming academic culture and community that lives up to the Duke values of respect, trust, inclusion, discovery and excellence.
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Durham, NC 27708
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