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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

Rutgers–New Brunswick Center for Faculty Success

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 Centner for Organizational Leadership, Faculty Community Groups, and the Associate Professor Project for mid-career faculty. See upcoming events below.

Upcoming Events

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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 Chancellor-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 Chancellor-Provost launched this initiative in partnership with the Office of Teaching Evaluation and Assessment Research (OTEAR) as a way to support faculty excellence and student success through the adoption of new practices and redesigned courses.

    2023-24 Proposals

    Applications are now closed for the Provost’s Teaching Fellows Program for the 2023-24 academic year.

    The program will include full cohort sessions to share goals and build networks and small group consultations focused on different elements of course redesign. A $2,000 research stipend will support each fellow.

    Fellowship applications have been submitted by full-time Rutgers–New Brunswick faculty who wish to redesign a course being taught in Fall 2023 in one of the following ways:

    • Community Engaged Teaching
      Instructors will develop course activities and assessments that involve students with the problems, challenges, and real life initiatives of their communities.
    • Adopt Flipped Instruction with Active Learning
      Instructors will learn how to “flip” their instruction by having students complete the introduction of content individually through activities such as readings and recorded lectures at home, and then using class time for collaboration, higher-order thinking, problem-solving, practice, and activities that deepen understanding and make connections.
    • Building Aligned Authentic Assessments
      Instructors will learn to develop assessments that align with learning outcomes and require students to apply what they have learned in ways that realistically mirror the practical use of course knowledge.

    Applicants will participate in an in-person redesign retreat May 17-19; schedule consultations and check-ins throughout the summer; present their projects on August 21; implement changes in their course in Fall 2023; and submit an evaluation report by January 31, 2024.

    Email questions about the program to ctaar@docs.rutgers.edu.

    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 & 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

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.

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.

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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

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

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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