UMass Amherst's Office of Faculty Development (OFD) offers programming and support to help faculty and librarians work, live, and thrive on campus and beyond.
We serve both tenure and non-tenure-track faculty (including lecturers, research, clinical, and extension) and librarians. Our evidence-based programs support the needs of faculty, librarians, and academic affairs leaders, while also providing recommendations and tools to create positive change within the university. Central to all OFD activities is our focus on advancing inclusive programming and support for all of UMass Amherst's diverse faculty.
Our Team
Meet OFD leadership, staff, faculty fellows, and student workers!
Internal Advisory Board
The OFD Internal Advisory Board includes all UMass Associate Deans for Research, and up to two additional representatives from each School, College, and other collaborative offices.
Impact Reports
OFD's Impact Reports capture our evolving and responsive programming.
Faculty & Librarian Commons
Located on the 26th floor of the W. E. B. Du Bois Library, room 2604 houses both the Office of Faculty Development and the Faculty & Librarian Commons (FLC). The FLC is a café-style space dedicated to supporting the scholarly work of faculty and librarians at UMass Amherst.