About NCFDD

NCFDD is a nationally recognized, independent organization dedicated to supporting over 285,000 faculty, graduate students, and postdocs on their path to successful academic careers. They provide an array of resources including professional development programs, training, and mentoring support.

As an Institutional Member of NCFDD, we encourage faculty members and academic professionals from all levels to sign up for a complimentary sub-account membership. This gives you exclusive access to their expansive online resources, including an array of webinars, resources, and programs.

“I just want to give a huge shout-out to NCFDD and thank the University for making this wonderful resource available. I have found both their webinars and periodic Writing Challenges extremely useful — and they actually helped me write and publish several articles last year. Woohoo!”
Anne (Ana) Coghlan, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Activate Your Account

Activating your NCFDD account is an easy, straightforward process. Simply click on the “Activate My Membership” button, enter your institutional email, and follow the instructions.

NCFDD Membership Offerings

NCFDD content covers a broad spectrum of topics integral to academic life, such as techniques to enhance writing productivity, effective strategies for time management and prioritization, developing mentor relationships, strategies for securing external funding and finding a healthy work-life balance. Access to NCFDD’s member platform offers a multitude of benefits including:

NCFDD Programs

Faculty Success Program

The Faculty Success Program offered by NCFDD is a comprehensive 10-week intensive designed to empower faculty members with the skills and strategies needed to enhance their productivity, balance their workload, and achieve academic excellence. Participants benefit from expert-led training, peer support, and personalized academic coaching, gaining valuable insights for their academic journey. If you wish to read more about this program, please see https://www.facultydiversity.org/fsp-bootcamp.

The Faculty Success Program has traditionally been open to only tenure-system faculty; however, NCFDD recently expanded this opportunity to include faculty not on the tenure track who are currently in a long-term contract or permanent position and have research and publication requirements built into their role.

For this year’s summer program, the provost has agreed to support the program costs (~$5250 per participant) for ten selected tenure-system faculty, with an additional three spots for non-tenure track faculty members who meet the requirements.  This year’s summer program runs from May 19 – July 27, 2025. Upon successfully completing the program, each faculty member will be required to provide a brief (1-page) description of how the experience affected their professional development.

For each nomination, please include the following:

  1. A one-page letter of support from the applicant’s direct supervisor (department chair, school director, or dean) about how their participation in the program will help them in their careers.
    1. For faculty not on the tenure track, please verify they have a research and publication requirement and have served in their role for at least four years by the time the program begins.
    2. For tenure-system faculty, please verify they have served in their role for at least one year by the time the program begins.
  2. A one-page letter from the applicant indicating why this program would be beneficial to them, including specific goals they would like to achieve by participating in the program.
  3. Applicant CV (please limit to 6 pages)

Nominations are due Monday, February 17, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. SUBMIT HERE

Post-Tenure Pathfinders Program

Is designed to guide FSP Alumni on charting their unique path after attaining tenure. The program focuses on mid-career transition and how to maintain momentum and significance in academia post-tenure. This program has an additional cost. Learn more about the program.

1-on-1 Coaching

Offers individualized guidance, problem-solving, and support to FSP Alumni. It’s a personalized approach to mentoring where faculty members receive additional dedicated attention from our trained and experienced FSP coaches. This offering has an additional cost. Learn more about this offering.

Teaching Toolkit Program

This program provides faculty with an array of practical tools designed to enhance teaching effectiveness and student engagement. The program is rooted in research-based principles of pedagogy and offers strategies that can be immediately implemented. Through this platform, faculty members have access to a wealth of resources that address various aspects of teaching, such as designing an inclusive syllabus, creating engaging lectures, shaping effective assessments, and managing classroom dynamics. This program has an additional cost. Learn more about this program.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding NCFDD, programs, or sponsorship please reach out to Cindi Leverich at youngcin@msu.edu.