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Designed to support the growth and success of tenured associate professors, the Mid-Career Faculty Institute is a yearlong program that begins with a one-day career development reflection and planning event. Tenured associate professors from all schools are eligible.

Throughout this interactive session, participants will draw upon principles of inclusive teaching to cultivate effective research mentoring practices and create inclusive and productive research environments.

Over the past year, artificial intelligence (AI), and especially generative AI, has been the subject of both hype and concern — often in the same sentence — in the context of higher education. AI expert Casey Fiesler will discuss some of the pressing ethical issues surrounding AI, including questions of bias, misinformation, ownership, and privacy. Fiesler makes the case that we must overcome the hype, ensure public understanding of the limitations of generative AI, and work together to encourage thoughtful speculation about the future.

As part of our Faculty Wellness Week, join fellow faculty members who are parents for Faculty Family Night at the Dearborn Observatory. Every participant will get the chance to view through the telescope, cultivating intellectual and social wellness. Space is limited.

Join the Office of the Provost to learn more about faculty leaves, accommodations, and resources and learn from fellow colleagues on resources and strategies for navigating chronic illness in higher education.

As part of our Faculty Wellness Week, join fellow faculty members who are parents for Faculty Family Night at the Dearborn Observatory. Every participant will get the chance to view through the telescope, cultivating intellectual and social wellness. Space is limited.

Learn about resources and share strategies and experiences on topics related to eldercare and caring from afar.

In this highly interactive communicating science workshop, Heather Barnes will lead a series of improv exercises designed to increase communication skills for working with the public and the media, as well as others in the STEM field. The session will cover topics such as distilling your message, tailoring content on the spot, responding in the moment, connecting with your audience and removing jargon. Barnes uses current scientific research, industry examples and case studies supporting best practices in communication throughout the workshop.

Join us in person to hear award-winning author and former professor James M. Lang, PhD, explain how to draw upon our hard-won wisdom as teachers to create effective learning experiences for a wider and more public audience. Hosted by the Office of the Provost.

University faculty have hard-earned knowledge and expertise that could benefit learners outside their courses and their campuses. Faculty who would like to write for more public audiences can draw upon their pedagogical knowledge to create effective learning experiences for readers. This approach draws lessons from Jim Lang’s work as a book series acquisition editor, his multiple books aimed at general academic audiences, and his dozens of published magazine and newspaper essays. In this workshop, participants will learn about the power of questions to drive writing projects, the use of evidence in public writing, and the importance of developing a unique writing voice.