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    Supporting faculty with services and workshops that strengthen research, service, and advancement.

    The mission of the Office of Faculty Development (OFD) is to support all faculty at every career stage through workshops and resources for their successful onboarding, research/creative work, scholarly writing, mentoring networks, leadership skills, and career advancement.

Find the Support You Need

OFD supports faculty in all appointment tracks and career stages, beginning with outreach during recruitment, deepening with a year-long orientation to UMass academic life, guiding faculty and their network of mentors through tenure and promotion processes, and engaging senior faculty in research renewal and leadership development.  

Develop a Mentor Network
Learn Leadership Skills
Enhance Your Scholarly Productivity
Connect with OFD's Partners
Begin with OFD

Begin with the Office of Faculty Development

Launch your career, find your scholarly home, and build your community at UMass Amherst
Faculty thrive at UMass Amherst

Thrive with the Office of Faculty Development

Develop scholarship, renew your excitement, find support, ascend into leadership
Faculty Achieve at UMass Amherst

Achieve with the Office of Faculty Development

Promote your accomplishments and celebrate your excellence