Looking Forward, Looking Back: Preparing for the VPFA Transition

Dear Colleagues, As Provost Clark shared in October, I have decided to step down as Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs (VPFA) at the end of winter quarter. With deep gratitude and excitement for the future of the Office, I offer thoughts and insights on what we have...

Congratulations to our November You Rock! Winners

Our You Rock! program encourages faculty and staff to recognize each other for accomplishments, large and small. Designed as a means to spotlight faculty and staff who have gone the extra mile, the award honors those who deserve to hear: “You Rock!”  To nominate a...

R1 Our Way: Looking forward to COACHE 2023!

As part of R1 Our Way, we are preparing to launch the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) Faculty Job Satisfaction Survey in February 2023. The survey offers unique insights into the faculty experience—capturing faculty...

2019 Change Initiatives

These nine areas were identified in DU’s previous survey as areas in which we could improve. Click on each topic’s initiatives to learn about what steps DU has taken since that survey to begin to address these findings. We are committed to acting on the 2023...
The Chronicle of Higher Education: The Cruelty of Faculty Churn

The Chronicle of Higher Education: The Cruelty of Faculty Churn

Term-limited lectureships give scholars a taste of academic life — then yank it away. Last year, Maggie Doherty left her teaching position at Harvard. She earned her Ph.D. in English from the university and, by the spring of 2021, had put in seven years of teaching...