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National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity

Overview

"The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community for faculty members, postdocs, and graduate students. We are 100% dedicated to supporting academics in making successful transitions throughout their careers." Its offerings focus on mentoring, work-life balance, productivity, and more. All CSUF faculty are welcome to create accounts.

Potential Benefits

  • Greater success with publications and securing external funding for research
  • Increased confidence as an independent researcher and scholar
  • Healthier personal and professional relationships with departmental colleagues
  • Increased interactions with external mentors, sponsors, and collaborators
  • Increased job satisfaction and retention
  • Benefits are valued at $495/year but are FREE to CSUF Faculty

Activate Your NCFDD Account

To learn what NCFDD can do for you, follow these steps:

  1. Activate your membership using CSUF's membership activation page
  2. Review and register for events, courses, and webinars

NCFDD Resources

  • Core Curriculum - 10 key skills necessary to thrive in the academy
  • Resource Library - over 130 webinars with topics ranging from academic publishing to healthy relationships in academia
  • 14-Day Writing Challenge - register for our upcoming challenge to experiment with daily writing, online community, and supportive accountability