NCFDD Institutional Membership

Independent Professional Development, Training and Mentoring Community

Duke University has an institutional membership in NCFDD, which provides individual faculty members free access to advice in four key areas to help achieve extraordinary writing and research productivity while maintaining a full and healthy life off campus. Duke faculty members are encouraged to make use of the institutional membership by accessing the mentoring opportunities and faculty development resources. Enroll in NCFDD.

Institutional Membership Benefits

Faculty Success Program

This program is open to non-tenure* and tenure-track faculty at the assistant and associate professorship ranks who would like to maintain and improve their research productivity and time management. The program will use coaching, peer support and accountability to help faculty reach their goals. The Office for Faculty Advancement provides schools with matching funds for faculty participation. Interested faculty should contact their departments and schools for approval. The OFA works directly with schools to enroll approved faculty.

* Non-tenure faculty must have the following qualifications: 1) have completed their terminal degree (most commonly their Ph.D.) and are currently in a long-term contract or permanent position at their institution; and 2) their current roles shares significant similarities with common tenure promotion considerations (with a heavy emphasis on research and publication) and the overall timeline is shared with common tenure-track positions.

Post-Tenure Pathfinders Program

FSP alumni who are ready to reflect and move forward in the next chapter of their career are invited to participate in Pathfinders. The program is designed to provide a space for a group of faculty at the associate professor rank to pause, engage in a discovery process about what's possible in their next chapter, and build the support network necessary to move powerfully in that new direction. The Office for Faculty Advancement provides schools with matching funds for faculty participation. Interested faculty should contact their departments and schools for approval. OFA works directly with schools to enroll approved faculty in the program.

The Core Curriculum

NCFDD's Core Curriculum is designed to teach you the 10 key skills necessary to thrive in the academy.

Guest Expert Webinars & Multi-Week Courses

NCFDD offers a variety of Guest Expert Webinars designed to meet the needs of faculty members, postdocs, and graduate students. Their Multi-Week Courses are intensive series offered by expert facilitators to tackle the Academy's most pressing challenges.

14-Day Writing Challenges

The 14-Day Writing Challenge is an opportunity for you to experiment with daily writing in a supportive community and a little dose of electronic love.

The Monday Motivator

One of NCFDD's most popular resources, the Monday Motivator is a weekly email that provides positive energy, good vibes, and a productivity tip. Each Monday Motivator is a micro-learning opportunity to reinforce the ideas presented in Core Curriculum webinars.

Buddy Matching

Monthly accountability buddy matching with fellow NCFDD members

Discussion Forums

Private discussion forums for peer-mentoring and problem-solving

Resource Library

Access to NCFDD's Member Library, which includes past webinar materials, referrals, and readings