Between 2018 and 2024, the UMass ADVANCE project was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation to produce research-backed solutions to shape policy and practices that support faculty equity.
Today, UMass ADVANCE provides knowledge driven research and solutions for faculty equity through the power of collaboration. ADVANCE cultivates faculty equity, inclusion and success by providing the resources, recognition and relationship building that are critical for equitable and successful collaboration in the 21st century academy.
Collaboration and Equity: The UMass ADVANCE R3 Model
UMass ADVANCE's R3 model for supporting faculty collaboration (and equity) focuses on three necessary elements for success:
- resources
- relationships
- recognition
Resources reflect material support available to faculty, relationships capture the development of supportive networks, and recognition identifies how work is evaluated and rewarded.
The R3 model suggests that if faculty members, irrespective of gender, nationality, race/ethnicity, or field, have equal access to the resources necessary to do their work, equal access to relationships with colleagues, and equal access to recognition for the work that they do, faculty members will be more successful, and the institution will be more inclusive and equitable.
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