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The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) is now accepting nominations and applications for Chancellor’s Leadership Fellowships for the 2026-27 academic year. 

The Chancellor’s Leadership Fellowship (CLF) program seeks to cultivate future campus leaders by offering a half-time, one-year temporary appointment to an administrative area on campus and providing mentoring from the leader of the host unit. In addition, fellows are expected to launch a significant program during their fellowship year. 

CLF appointments include a 50% teaching release and one month of summer salary. A list of past Chancellor's Leadership Fellows by year can be found on the Office of Faculty Development’s website.

Applications are due by Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.

For more information or for a consultation about the Chancellor's Leadership Fellowship program, contact Associate Provost for Faculty Development Angela de Oliveira.

More information, as well as the fellowship application form, can be found on the OFD website.
 

2026-27 CLF Proposal Areas

The Learning Resource Center

The Learning Resource Center (LRC) seeks a fellow to lead the integration of Level Up Your Learning Curriculum on College Success Skills into large lecture courses and learning environments across campus. This initiative includes coordinating curriculum alignment with specific disciplines, participating in creating videos as part of the process of transforming the curriculum into Canvas modules, and assisting with marketing and implementation efforts with faculty and campus partners. The fellow will also oversee data collection and analysis during the beta launch phase to assess module effectiveness and inform future scaling. 

This project is in alignment with the LRC’s commitment to academic equity and innovation, and the fellow will play a key role in shaping how success skills are embedded into high-impact learning environments.

The fellow will be mentored by the Executive Director of the Learning Resource Center, Lin Tang. 

Proposed Timeline: 

• Fall 2026 – Alignment of curriculum with specific disciplines and filming
• Spring 2027 – Marketing and beta testing in courses
• Summer 2027 – Data collection, tweaking, and marketing 

It is expected that the curriculum will launch in Fall 2027.

Center for Teaching & Learning

The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) seeks a Chancellor’s Leadership Fellow who will research, develop and share pedagogical and student success interventions for large enrollment foundational/gateway courses that support belonging, self-efficacy and persistence.

The fellow’s leadership project may include such activities as researching current campus pedagogical supports across the disciplines, identifying best practices in the literature on teaching and at peer institutions, creating and piloting a student success intervention model, and developing resources for implementation in courses across campus. The fellow will be mentored by Brian Baldi, senior lecturer and interim CTL director.
 

Charles River Campus

This fellowship project will focus on program development at the Charles River Campus. Individuals should propose projects in their application; priority will be given to program proposals that include in-person courses on the campus and integrate experiential learning (internships) opportunities. Proposals from all fields are welcome; please make sure to address why the campus is an asset to your project. The fellow will be mentored by Associate Provost for Academic Programs at the Charles River Campus Christina Metevier, and work closely with the Assistant Chancellor for Greater Boston Strategic Initiatives Jeff Cournoyer, and their relevant college leadership team members.
 

Open Area – Academic Affairs

Applicants may propose an area within Academic Affairs and suggest mentors to support their fellowship year. Within Academic Affairs, past fellows have been placed with a wide range of senior mentors, including the provost, the dean of the Graduate School, the executive deputy provost, the senior vice provost and dean of undergraduate education, the senior vice provost for equity and inclusion, vice provost for global affairs, the associate Provost for faculty development, and the associate provost for academic programs at the Charles River Campus.
 

Open Area – Chancellor’s Office

Applicants may propose an area within the Chancellor’s Office and suggest mentors to support their fellowship year. Within this office, past fellows have been placed with a wide range of focuses including the Office of Research and Engagement, Information Technology, and the Office of Equity and Inclusion.