{"id":486,"date":"2023-03-29T09:50:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/?page_id=486"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:56:30","slug":"national-center-for-faculty-development-diversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/students\/student-life\/national-center-for-faculty-development-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"NCFDD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Graduate School has invested in a continued Institutional Membership in NCFDD. This membership began June 1, 2022 with support from the Graduate School, Division of Community Empowerment & Institutional Inclusivity and the Division of Academic affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s institutional membership, all graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty have access to the NCFDD. NCFDD resources are broadly applicable across academic disciplines and include a range of topics such as time management, overcoming academic perfectionism, developing a daily writing plan, writing grant proposals, and more. These resources offer concrete guidance that could increase your productivity and your sense of well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NCFDD is an independent professional development, training and mentoring community for over 90,000 faculty, post-docs and grad students, dedicated to supporting academics in making successful transitions throughout their careers. They offer workshops, professional development training and intensive mentorship programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a member of the 51ÁÔÆæ community, you have free access to these materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NCFDD training teaches concrete, empirically tested strategies for increasing productivity and pays special attention to the challenges of underrepresented faculty. In addition to monthly training workshops, NCFDD provides an opportunity for individual scholars to become more effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Institutional membership provides relevant professional development training, support from highly trained and successful mentors, a confidential space for problem-solving, and downloadable formats for self-paced learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NCFDD member resources include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n