Faculty Advancement Programs
The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement is deeply committed to supporting faculty advancement and success at every stage of their career journey.
New Faculty Resources
Our office provides two key resources for new faculty, offering comprehensive information on career development, policies, and support, and providing essential services to foster connections across the university.
Providing essential information for new faculty.
Enroll in the virtual program introducing university resources to complement school-specific orientation activities.
Faculty Career Development
These workshops, seminars, and resources focus on career success and promotion for faculty at all career stages.
We organize Faculty Career Development sessions for full-time faculty on a variety of topics including panels with mid-career and senior faculty; a presentation by the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs on the tenure process; and other topics.
Offering free professional development workshops through our institutional membership to NCFDD.
Sharing resources from the Faculty Advancement Network, a 12-school consortium that advances excellence at scale through a thriving professoriate.
Evidence-based professional development and a learning community for faculty to create equitable academic practices.
Faculty Awards
Our awards celebrate and recognize inclusive excellence, highlighting the outstanding contributions of our faculty to their fields and the university community.
Each academic year the Office of the Provost recognizes senior faculty who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to faculty mentoring.
Each academic year the Office of the Provost recognizes full-time faculty whose extraordinary and creative voluntary service has contributed significantly to the university’s inclusion efforts.
Faculty Fellowships
We support career development and skill-building opportunities for faculty as a pathway to enhancing academic governance and leadership at Columbia
Developing leadership skills for outstanding mid-career and senior faculty.
The FAN Institute on Faculty Voice & Collaborative Leadership offers workshops to empower faculty with strategies for advancing the excellence of the American research university.
Community Building
Our office fosters community building by creating inclusive opportunities for connection, collaboration, and engagement across Columbia’s diverse faculty through events, programs, and initiatives.
View and participate in upcoming faculty development sessions.
We want to keep you connected with your colleagues and with offices that support your success.
Learn more about our faculty through in-depth interviews on topics beyond their current research and teaching or quick snapshots.
A cross-campus event series featuring faculty research collaborations and initiatives across Columbia.