Department Chair Workshops and Networking
The UD ADVANCE team regularly provides workshops, talking points, and networking structures to department chairs. Discussion topics have included:
- Retention Manual
- Formal mentoring for faculty
- Best practices in faculty recruitment
- Family-Friendly policies
- Dual-Career Hiring Program
To schedule an ADVANCE meeting for chairs, email ud-advance@udel.edu.
Research and Policy Briefs
UD ADVANCE revolves around the ongoing development of key messages, facts, figures and best practices—known as “talking points”—that we research and communicate regularly to the University community. Talking points are delivered through a variety of means, such as meetings with faculty and administrators, UDaily articles and other online platforms. View talking points on specific topics below.
- 2021 Research Brief on the experiences of UD Women Faculty of Color
- 2020 Best Practices Faculty of Color Roundtable
- 2018 Best Practices Faculty of Color Roundtable
- 2019 Backup Dependent Care
- The Use of Diversity Statements in Faculty Hiring
- Active Recruitment of Faculty Candidates
- Evaluation Tools for Faculty Searches
- Conducting a Good Virtual Interview for Faculty Recruitment
- UD Faculty Diversity & Hiring: 2015 and Projected
- UD Faculty Diversity & Hiring: 2017 and Projected
- 2016 Tenure & Promotion Cohort Analysis
- 2018 Tenure & Promotion Cohort Analysis
- Use of Student Evaluations of Teaching