Upcoming Events
This two-hour virtual workshop will focus on conversations that may feel "difficult", go awry, or end without immediate resolution. You will be encouraged to reflect on your own real-life examples and embrace a learning stance to expand understanding of the other's point of view. During the... read more about "That Didn't Go the Way I Thought It Would." How to Manage Yourself and Have More Productive Conversations with Colleagues (Ivy+ FAN) »
This day-long retreat will bring together Duke's school leadership teams, academic unit leaders, department chairs and leaders of administrative units to continue the collaborative work of improving local cultures and climates and creating equitable practices. This gathering will follow up on... read more about Moving Your Unit Forward Following the Duke Climate Survey: Third Annual Retreat for Academic and Administrative Leaders »
Reverend Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., an esteemed civil rights leader, global business leader, faith leader, and public intellectual, will join the Duke University community as the 2024 Environmental Justice and Racial Equity Fellow. Provost Alec Gallimore will welcome Dr. Chavis with a discussion... read more about A Fireside Conversation with Rev. Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr. »
This session features University of Pennsylvania Provost John L. Jackson, Jr. in conversation with Erika H. James, Dean of the Wharton School, about advice for faculty in leadership roles. Building on Dean James' recent book (co-authored with Lynn Perry Wooten, President of Simmons University), The... read more about The Prepared Faculty Leader: A Conversation with UPenn's John Jackson and Erika James (Ivy+ FAN) »
What's the difference between mentoring and coaching? In US higher education, "mentoring" often implies role-modeling and offering advice, whereas coaching is an increasingly popular, evidence-based method to empower people to be accountable for their own growth and development. Unlike role models... read more about Integrating Coaching into Your Mentoring »
There is no "how-to" guide for flourishing at midcareer, because everyone's trajectory is different. How will you juggle myriad service and leadership roles post-tenure, what's next for your research and teaching, and how will you honor commitments and values outside of work? If these questions... read more about Navigating Your Way Forward as Midcareer Faculty: A two-part workshop sequence for tenured associate professors »
From time to time, a professor or a student group exercises their right to free expression in ways that roil the campus. Questions emerge about the climate of inclusion and about how far is too far with regards to our freedoms. How might we clarify university guidelines on free expression and the... read more about Teaching Excellence and Free Expression (Ivy+ FAN) »
There is no "how-to" guide for flourishing at midcareer, because everyone's trajectory is different. How will you juggle myriad service and leadership roles post-tenure, what's next for your research and teaching, and how will you honor commitments and values outside of work? If these questions... read more about Navigating Your Way Forward as Midcareer Faculty: A two-part workshop sequence for tenured associate professors »