News & Events

Join us for networking and community building to start the academic year.

Registration for our year-long faculty learning communities is now open. Next year's networks include Advancing Faculty Diversity (AFD) and PTK Women in Leadership (WPTK).

Crystal U. Davis, dance artist, educator, and scholar will discuss her recently published book, Dance and Belonging: Implicit Bias and Inclusion in Dance Education. This talk will address how the effects of implicit bias manifest uniquely in the creative learning environments of dance and performance in higher education.

In this 90-minute workshop, PTK faculty members will learn strategies for work-life management from PTK colleagues and participate in an interactive skill-building activity about aligning time with priorities and focusing on the things that matter.

This interactive workshop highlights key practices that can be used enhance climate, improve faculty development, and create cultures where faculty members thrive. Dean Kimberly Griffin (EDUC), Dean Susan Rivera (BSOS), and Dr. Autumn Reed (UMBC) will share insights and expertise.

This half day workshop will bring together expert researchers and academic leaders to discuss how search committees can use strategies effectively and the ongoing barriers to reimaging faculty hiring with equity in mind. Dr. Leslie Gonzales, Associate Professor of Higher Education at Michigan State University, will serve as the keynote speaker.

The ADVANCE Program and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion offer workshops on Effective and Equitable Evaluation Workshop for faculty and staff involved in faculty review. Workshops will examine aspects of review policy and practice that can be enhanced to make review more effective and equitable, including discussion of how committees can fairly take into account the impact of COVID-19.

This half-day event will focus on strategies that PTK women can use to advance in leadership roles at UMD and beyond and consider how academic leaders can, and should, support the advancement and professional success of PTK women leaders. The event will feature a panel discussion with women PTK leaders, a networking lunch, and a keynote discussion by Professor Colleen Worthington, long-time faculty member and leader on our campus and the inaugural ADVANCE Professor for PTK faculty.

The annual Advancing Faculty Diversity Keynote Address featuring Dr. Bridget Turner Kelly and Dr. Sharon Fries-Britt, who will be discussing their recently published book, Building Mentorship Networks to Support Black Women: A Guide to Succeeding in the Academy.

The Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) and ADVANCE are pleased to offer two workshops designed to assist academic units develop faculty workload policies for tenured and tenure track faculty as required by the University’s Interim Policy on Full-Time Faculty Workload and Responsibilities (II.1.25(A)).