To address bias in medical education, we introduced the Upstate Bias Checklist (BC) in the first- and second-year curriculum and trained faculty through a development series. Eighty-one faculty participated, with 40 completing a follow-up survey assessing satisfaction, perceived relevance, and readiness to apply content. Eighty-five percent…

The Reimagining Assessment Practicum (RAP) at Northwestern University exemplifies the importance of cross-functional collaboration, iterative design, and robust feedback processes in faculty development initiatives. RAP, a flexible, three-week series with both synchronous and asynchronous components, was created to enhance teaching and learning…

Scaffolded faculty development is a recognized approach for enhancing teaching practices. Aga Khan University (AKU) adopted this method to elevate the quality of teaching and learning practices, promote a culture of excellence in higher education, and establish a sustainable faculty development model. AKU's scaffolded faculty development approach…

One of the most powerful faculty development resources for tenured faculty across the academy is the sabbatical. Despite benefits realized by faculty members and their institutions, there are few resources available to faculty developers or campus leaders to provide strategic guidance and mentorship throughout all phases of the sabbatical…

In this article, the authors describe how their center for teaching and learning employs multiple approaches to recognize the teaching efforts of instructors. Specifically, they discuss their Thank an Instructor initiative, teaching spotlights, pathway program recognitions, and instructor share outs. Authors explain why and how they implemented…

Faculty members should consider immersing themselves into the workforce as a means of faculty development so they can observe first-hand the challenges facing their profession. This article illustrates an example of a business faculty internship and the positive impact it had on the faculty, students, employer, and curriculum. A faculty internship…

The promotion and tenure process is complicated and fraught with complicated criteria and guidance, secrecy in evaluations, and at times questionable outcomes. Moreover, higher education is experiencing a reduction and elimination of tenure tracks. Faculty members have numerous competing demands and struggle to find time to organize daunting…

Early-career faculty have the daunting task of navigating the intersection of teaching, research, and service. Early-career faculty development can play a crucial role in supporting the professional development of tenure-seeking faculty. While these programs may introduce and support new faculty to the expectations of their academic roles, limited…

This article cites the challenge of faculty disengagement as a "wicked problem" that must be addressed by faculty developers and faculty development centers in concrete, flexible, and responsive ways. The authors offer a program structure that has worked for their center, consider its impact, and provide recommendations for how a similar…

Professional development coaching helps faculty achieve their professional goals, yet little is known about its long-term impact. To better understand long-term impact, we surveyed 172 faculty who participated in our coaching program. Descriptive, inferential, and qualitative data in this mixed methods study suggest that faculty who engaged in…

The exigencies of teaching during a worldwide public health crisis have led to increased attention to faculty discontent, disengagement, and burnout. For many, teaching has become a much more challenging responsibility. This article describes an effort to provide new programmatic support that proactively and meaningfully addresses instructor…

Over a period of eight years, undergraduate students were surveyed to describe instructional strategies, routines, or techniques they perceived to be effective. A content analysis of the 1,471 collected surveys yielded nine themes that faculty may find helpful when designing instructional environments. Students expressed appreciation for…

Senior faculty contribute decades of experience, institutional knowledge, and social capital to their roles, but there are limited institutional supports to promote their continued professional growth. While often involved in mentoring and departmental or programmatic leadership, an institution's underinvestment in senior faculty professional…

Academic mentorship is essential for faculty development, yet mid-career researchers have limited resources. This study explores AI-assisted mentorship models using biosketch analysis, AI mapping, and human expertise to enhance mentor selection. Tools like Google NotebookLM and Mural streamlined coding, visualization, and theme identification,…

Kean University's Video Intervisitation Program (VIP) recognizes faculty achievement by showcasing authentic classroom teaching through short video clips. Faculty contribute recordings highlighting high-engagement teaching practices, which are housed in an internal, on-demand library accessible to all faculty. VIP fosters peer learning,…