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Rutgers Day is set for Saturday, April 26, 2025, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., rain or shine, on the Busch Campus in Piscataway and the College Avenue and Cook/Douglass campuses in New Brunswick. Get ready for the ultimate celebration of everything Rutgers!

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Faculty Affairs

Rutgers University–New Brunswick faculty embody excellence. From teaching and mentoring, to research and leadership, they are committed to student success and making a difference in our communities and our world. Faculty Affairs at Rutgers–New Brunswick supports faculty in their endeavors through innovative and engaging opportunities for development, advancement, leadership and recognition.

Center for Faculty Success

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The Center for Faculty Success promotes faculty success, leadership, and excellence through a variety of inclusive professional development supports and works in conjunction with campus, university, and external partners to support the growth and development of faculty throughout all stages of their careers. The center’s signature programs include an extended orientation program for new faculty; the New Brunswick Chairs and Department Leaders Program run in partnership with the Center for Organizational Leadership, Faculty Community Groups, and the Associate Professor Project for mid-career faculty. See upcoming events below.

Visit the Center for Faculty Success website

Faculty Development Initiatives

  • The Big Ten Academic Alliance is the academic arm of the Big Ten Conference. As a member, Rutgers–New Brunswick can take advantage of opportunities for students, faculty, collaborations, and the sharing of resources. Two leadership training programs are offered by the BTAA every year. Academic Units at Rutgers-New Brunswick may nominate participants for these programs annually.

  • Rutgers University–New Brunswick conducted a faculty job satisfaction survey, in partnership with the Harvard Graduate School of Education Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE), to identify areas of strength and concern to inform decisions as we assess needs and work to improve key areas that are critical to faculty success. Learn more about the COACHE survey.

  • Higher Education Resources Services provides leadership training for women. The HERS Institute is a transformational experience, designed to strengthen and elevate women holding mid-to-senior level positions in higher education. Participants are asked to share their vision of leadership and what they hope to contribute to their respective institutions, and are challenged to actualize this professional vision for themselves. Academic units at Rutgers-New Brunswick may nominate participants for this program each year.

  • Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, faculty fellows in this experience-based program assist with researching, developing, delivering and evaluating faculty and leadership development programs within the Center for Faculty Success. A key objective of the program is to further develop future university leaders by providing a hands-on and higher-level understanding of the leadership and faculty development issues and needs at the university level. Nominations open in spring 2023 for the 2023-24 cohort.

    2022 Fellows

  • The Provost’s Teaching Fellows Program supports pedagogical innovations designed to improve learning outcomes for our students. The Office of the Provost launched this initiative to support faculty excellence and student success through the adoption of new practices and redesigned courses.

    2025-26 Provost's Teaching Fellows Program

    The program is designed to create a supportive community where faculty from across disciplines can share their teaching experiences and engage in transforming their courses through a range of activities such as the Course Design Institute, exploration of evidence-based pedagogical practices, and other professional development events hosted by the Institute for Teaching, Innovation, and Inclusive Pedagogy (TIIP). Teaching Fellows receive continued support throughout the academic year in implementing their course transformations.

    Participants receive $3,000 in research/professional development funds to focus their teaching, join a community of educators dedicated to course transformations, and evaluate their course transformations during the 2025-26 academic year. 

    Program activities include:

    • Full participation at TIIP’s 3-Day Course Design Institute on May 19, 20, and 21, 2025
    • Virtual debriefs over the summer with members of TIIP staff and colleagues
    • Monthly gatherings over the 2025-26 academic year
    • Observations of teaching with TIIP staff or student pedagogical partners
    • A presentation of innovations in course design during the Spring 2026 semester
    • A final portfolio that can be shared publicly

    2025-26 Cohort of Provost's Teaching Fellows

    • Douglas Cantor, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Frederick Curry, Graduate School of Education, Mason Gross School of the Arts
    • Kevin Dahaghi, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Elizabeth Decker, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Jason Henderson, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Amml Hussein, School of Social Work
    • Amy Lewis, Graduate School of Education
    • John McLaughlin, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Christelle Palpacuer Lee, Graduate School of Education
    • Will Payne, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Policy
    • Cara Phillips, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
    • Andrea Spaeth, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Sheila Tabanli, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Elin Wicks, School of Engineering
    • Teona Williams, School of Arts and Sciences

    Email questions about the program to TeachingInstitute@rutgers.edu.

    2024-25 Cohort of Provost's Teaching Fellows

    • Temidayo Adepoju, Rutgers Business School
    • Sharron Crane, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Anthony Delli Paoli, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Cathleen Doherty, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Feng Gao, Rutgers Business School
    • Francesca Guerra, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Matthew Matsaganis, School of Communication and Information
    • Mimi Phan, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Randy Reagan, School of Engineering
    • Isaac Vellangany, School of Arts and Sciences

    2023-24 Cohort of Provost's Teaching Fellows

    • Christine Altinis-Kiraz, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Juan Ayala, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
    • Debra Borie-Holtz,  Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
    • Christine Cahill, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Douglas Cantor, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Jenevieve DeLosSantos, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Xi Gu, School of Engineering
    • Anna Kornienko, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Alexander Lopez, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Dilafruz Nazarova, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Crystal Pletka, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Laura Ramirez Polo, School of Arts and Sciences

    2022-23 Cohort of Provost’s Teaching Fellows

    • Mariann Bischoff, School of Social Work
    • Anne Carr-Schmid, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Bari Hanafi, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Yanhong Jin, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Nick Linardopoulos, School of Communication and Information
    • Kessler McCoy-Simandle, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Christine Morales, School of Social Work
    • Chitra Ponnusamy, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Doaa Rashad, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Kimberly Russell, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Annalisa Scacchioli, School of Engineering
    • Ethan Schoolman, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Lyra Stein, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Sheila Tabanli, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Natalya Voloshchuk, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Jenny Yuan-Chen Yang, School of Arts and Sciences

    2021-22 Cohort of Provost’s Teaching Fellows

    • Joseph Agresta, Rutgers Business School
    • Christy Beal, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Steven Brechin, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Brian Dashew, Graduate School of Education
    • Jeff Dowd, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Sophia Fu, School of Communication and Information
    • Anna Hausmann, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Barry Jesse, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Anne Keating, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Michael J. McDonough, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
    • Xenia Morin, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Ines Rauschenbach, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Kathy Shoemaker, Graduate School of Education
    • Kristen Springer, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Dan Stern Cardinale, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Paul Takhistov, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Gregg Transue, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Maria Venetis, School of Communication and Information
    • Kristen Wallentinsen, Mason Gross School of the Arts
    • Matthew Weber, School of Communication and Information
    • Elin Wicks, School of Engineering
    • Zhimin Xi, School of Engineering
    • Calvin Yu, School of Arts and Sciences
    • Aparna Zama, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Supporting Classrooms and Students

Explore the Faculty Resource List to help support classroom inclusivity. Access teaching resources about difficult classroom conversations, tools on free speech and academic freedom, and campus resources to support student wellness.

Download the Faculty Resource List

Faculty Development Resources

  • The Departmental Mentoring Handbook provides development and mentoring support critical to faculty success and offers mentoring resources, practices, and tools.

    View or Download the Handbook

  • The Faculty Diversity Collaborative located within University Equity and Inclusion offers a number of programs to support and retain a diverse faculty.

  • Rutgers–New Brunswick is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community of faculty, postdocs, and graduate students from more than 450 colleges and universities. Its resources are highly beneficial to those who are in need of general mentoring and other resources to support transitions throughout their careers.

    All faculty, postdocs, and graduate students at Rutgers University have access to the following member resources at no additional cost:

    • Weekly Monday motivator
    • Monthly core curriculum webinars
    • Monthly guest expert webinars
    • Access to multi-week courses
    • A private discussion forum for peer-mentoring and problem-solving
    • Monthly accountability buddy matches
    • Moderated writing challenges
    • Access to the member library that includes past webinar materials, referrals, and readings

    The center also offers professional development training and intensive mentoring programs. To claim your free institutional membership, you will need to activate your personal membership account. View PDF instructions on how to activate your account. We encourage you to take advantage of the resources available to you through the NCFDD. If you have any technical questions, please email NCFDD at membership@facultydiversity.org.

  • The Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs offers a number of initiatives to support faculty advancement. These include writing support and common interest groups open to all faculty universitywide.

  • The Rutgers Center for Organizational Leadership offers a suite of collaborative leadership education initiatives for aspiring and current leaders at Rutgers. These programs seek to improve the leadership capacity of academic leaders and administrative leaders and to build a culture of leadership development across the institution.

  • The Rutgers Office of Teaching Evaluation and Assessment Research runs workshops and supports teaching and learning through a variety of areas: pedagogy and faculty development, assessment programs, instructional technologies, classroom technologies, and faculty and staff information technologies.

     

  • The Rutgers–New Brunswick Faculty Council (NBFC) is a deliberative body consisting of faculty representatives elected by departments and other constituencies of Rutgers–New Brunswick. It is the principal faculty body from which the chancellor-provost seeks and receives advice on academic policy issues.

  • This half-day program introduced the basics of AI use in higher education teaching and learning, which included a workshop, presentations by Rutgers–New Brunswick faculty members on how they have personally used AI in their teaching, and a moderated panel discussion with audience Q&A on challenges and opportunities related to assessing learning in a post-AI teaching world.

    Watch the full conference

Faculty Recruitment

  • Use these resources before, during, and after your faculty search.

    Best Practices Taskforce Members

    • Saundra Tomlinson-Clarke, Graduate School of Education (Chair)
    • Lara Delmolino Gatley, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
    • Roy Yates, School of Engineering
    • Paul Elwood, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
    • Edward Alessi, School of Social Work
    • Stuart Shapiro, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Chancellor's Awards for Faculty Excellence

Academic Policies

Find policies, information, and resources for navigating the faculty experience, from academic appointments and program development to academic integrity.

Review Academic Policies

Faculty Wellness Resources

University Human Resources offers employee counseling services and wellness programs.

Faculty and Staff Assistance
Work/Life Balance Programs
Wellness Programs
Benefits for Employees
Human Resources Policies

Retired/Emeritus Faculty

  • Rutgers University Human Resources provides multiple resources and supports for faculty approaching retirement. The university offers various benefits to our retired and emeritus faculty. The Rutgers Retired Faculty and Staff Association (RFSA) is the official university-sponsored retiree organization of Rutgers University. The Rutgers AAUP-AFT also has an active retiree assembly. Rutgers University Libraries offers access and support to retired and emeriti faculty.

  • Per Rutgers University policy 60.5.3 Professor Emeritus/a, Professor Emeritus/a is a title restricted to persons who retire after having served in a full-time professorial capacity at this University ten years or more, or as a full professor at this University for at least five years, plus a sufficient number of years in a professorial capacity in another accredited university or college to make a total of at least ten years. If you believe you qualify for this title, speak with your department or unit.

    If you believe you qualify for this title, speak with your department or unit.

Leadership

Saundra Tomlinson-Clarke

Saundra Tomlinson-Clarke

Special Advisor to the Chancellor and Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Graduate School of Education

Phone848-932-0815

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An Invitation to Engage

Over the course of this academic year, Rutgers University–New Brunswick will develop, establish priorities and strategies for, and operationalize the Academic Master Plan, a process that will inform the direction of our academic enterprise over the next five years. Chancellor Conway encourages input from students, faculty, and staff.

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