Collaboration and Equity

Through the power of collaboration UMass ADVANCE provides knowledge driven research and solutions for faculty equity. ADVANCE research and learning identifies effective strategies to promote the equitable collaboration that drives inclusive excellence in the 21st century academy.

Who We Are

UMass ADVANCE is an interdisciplinary, faculty-led network that develops and supports campus-driven research and programming as the drivers of faculty equity on our campus. We include a Leadership Team and Faculty Fellows network, and we work with leadership partners across campus.

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Annual Faculty Reporting in 2025-26: Evaluating Impact Statements

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A workshop for personnel committees, chairs/heads, and deans. Cosponsored by OFD and UMass ADVANCE.
November 21, 2025 12:30 - 2:00 pm ET
Online via Zoom
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ADVANCE Annual Distinguished Lecture and Awards Luncheon

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April 17, 2026 12:00 - 2:30 pm ET
Amherst Room, Campus Center (10th Floor)

UMass ADVANCE is honored to host Dr. Waded Cruzado, President of the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, as this year's keynote speaker.

Following a celebrated 15-year tenure at the helm of the Montana State University, Dr. Cruzado leads the APLU at a crucial time for the institution of public higher education. A native of Puerto Rico and a humanities scholar, she is a passionate champion of the land-grant university’s tripartite mission of education, research, and outreach to communities, as well as the crucial role higher education plays in the development of individuals, the prosperity of the nation, and the vitality of democracy.

During the luncheon event, campus leadership will recognize the winners of the UMass ADVANCE Faculty Peer Mentoring Awards, and the Equitable Practices in Collaboration Award. Please nominate your colleagues and collaborators, and look out for registration details coming soon for this important and joyful event.

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Video Highlight: Equity for Women in Science

Presented by Dr. Cassidy R. Sugimoto, professor and Tom and Marie Patton Chair in the School of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology. Sugimoto discusses key findings from her book, co-written with Vincent Lariviere, “Equity for Women in Science,” which is the first large-scale empirical analysis of the global gender gap in science.

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$282,000

Collaborative Grants. $180k in research to 12 teams and $102K in mutual mentoring grants to 17 teams.

281

Faculty Fellows from 73 departments who have partnered with ADVANCE to inform and promote our equity programs and policies.

109

Number of faculty honored for peer mentoring (53) and equitable practices in collaboration (56).

Research publications and faculty survey reports.

Tools for change to support equitable change in practices, policies and culture.

100+

Workshops and seminars. Plus 5 distinguished lectures for faculty and leaders to change culture an implement policies.

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