OXFORD, Miss. – The Office of the Provost and Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at the University of Mississippi have acquired an institutional membership with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity.
All UM faculty, graduate students, post-doctoral students and staff can join NCFDD at no cost and access a wide variety of services and programs designed to help those in academia thrive by increasing their research and writing productivity, creating networks of support on campus and across institutions nationwide, and developing a stronger sense of work-life balance.
“Memberships in national organizations help connect our faculty, staff and students to a broader network and valuable resources,” Provost Noel Wilkin said. “These networks and the resources offered help our community stay in touch with the national landscape and current issues facing higher education.”
Ole Miss is the first higher-educational institution in Mississippi to join more than 100 other U.S. academic institutions, such as Johns Hopkins and Princeton universities, that have become institutional members of the NCFDD.
“Joining NCFDD is a huge win in our effort to support and retain diverse faculty, students and staff on our campus,” said Katrina Caldwell, vice chancellor for diversity and community engagement. “I know many individuals who insist that this valuable resource was a game changer in their success in the academy.
“I am glad that all members of our community will now have access to this benefit and I hope that many of them take full advantage of all that it has to offer.”
By becoming an institutional member, all faculty, postdocs, graduate students and staff at UM have access to the following member resources at no additional cost:
- Weekly Monday Motivator
- Twelve monthly core training webinars
- Twelve monthly guest expert webinars
- Multi-Week Courses
- Audio, slides and transcripts of all workshops so members can learn at their convenience
- Private Discussion Forum for peer mentoring and problem-solving
- Moderated monthly writing challenges: https://www.facultydiversity.org/14-day-challenge
- Member Library, which includes workshop materials, referrals, and readings
To take advantage of this opportunity, activate your confidential, personal membership by completing the following steps:
1) Go to http://www.FacultyDiversity.org/Join
2) Choose “University of Mississippi” from the drop-down menu.
3) Select “Activate My Membership”
4) Complete the registration form using your institutional email address (i.e. @olemiss.edu)
5) Go to your institution email to find a confirmation email. Click “Activate Account” in the confirmation email.
If you have questions or comments, contact Tanya Nichols, project manager for the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, at tmnicho2@olemiss.edu, 662-915-2933. If you have any technical questions, email NCFDD at Membership@FacultyDiversity.org.