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Leadership Development

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Faculty are formal and informal campus leaders. The Center for Faculty Success provides resources and support for department chairs, links to leadership training at Rutgers, and information about the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Leadership Fellowship opportunities.

Resources

Departmental Mentoring Handbook

Front page of departmental mentoring handbook.

The Departmental Mentoring Handbook provides development and mentoring support critical to faculty success and offers mentoring resources, practices, and tools.

This is currently being updated the former pdf version is available by request, please reach out to nbfacultyaffairs@rutgers.edu.

Leadership Training Opportunities

Provost Faculty Development Leadership Fellowship for Fall 2025–Spring 2026

The Office of the Provost and Center for Faculty Success periodically offers Faculty Development Leadership Fellow opportunities to support strategic faculty success initiatives across Rutgers–New Brunswick.

Each academic year, fellowship opportunities may become available through the Office of the Provost and Center for Faculty Success. Fellowship positions are filled through a nomination process, with calls for nominations distributed directly to Rutgers–New Brunswick Deans. Deans may nominate faculty members for consideration based on the needs of the opportunity and the qualifications of potential candidates.

Specific fellowship responsibilities, timelines, and eligibility criteria may vary. Faculty interested in future fellowship opportunities are encouraged to contact New Brunswick Faculty Affairs or express their interest to their Dean’s Office so they may be informed of upcoming nomination opportunities.

 

Department Leaders Program

The Department Leaders Program consists of a combination of in-person and virtual workshops for department chairs (or those in equivalent roles) across Rutgers–New Brunswick. Additionally, networking opportunities are made available throughout the year for department leaders, including the New Chair’s Orientation at the start of each academic year sponsored by the Center for Faculty Success and the Office of Organizational Leadership.

Department Leaders Program

 

Rutgers Leadership Academy

The Rutgers Leadership Academy (RLA) is a one-year cohort-based program for mid-career faculty and academic staff from across Rutgers who aspire to broaden their leadership roles.

Rutgers Leadership Academy

Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA)

BTAA Academic Leadership Program

ALP is a year-long extensive leadership development program. The program is comprised of one virtual orientation session, 3 three-day campus-based seminars on a Big Ten campus, and five at-Rutgers debrief learning sessions. The in-person seminars are rotated among the Big Ten Academic Alliance universities. ALP Fellows also participate in on-campus activities throughout the academic year.

Who should apply: Faculty members currently in formal academic leadership positions or those planning to advance to leadership positions in the near term.

Materials: Candidate CV, candidate letter of interest (no more than 500 words), statement of support from Dean (no more than 300 words). Applications for this program are announced and due during spring semester.

Learn more about the program

 

Previous Fellowship Recipients

BTAA Department Executive Officer Seminar

At this leadership development seminar topics range from conflict resolution and mentoring to faculty development, performance reviews, and group problem-solving.

Learn more about the program

 

Previous Fellowship Recipients