News and Events Category: Webinars

Illuminating Impact: How Provost Offices Can Harness Faculty Data

on-Demand WEBINAR

Illuminating Impact: How Provost Offices Can Harness Faculty Data

Learn how The University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNT HSC) activates data to illuminate faculty excellence, streamline RPT processes, and showcase strategic plan achievements.

From teaching to advising to researching, faculty are the backbone of an institution. Unfortunately, it’s often difficult to access the data to fully demonstrate their impact. And often the burden of entering the data falls too much on faculty. But not at UNT HSC.

Using Interfolio’s Faculty Information System, UNT HSC can:

  • Populate faculty profiles with research and publications, automatically.
  • Promote individual faculty accomplishments and facilitate research connections, elevating the status of the university.
  • Harness detailed faculty activity reporting to not only power CVs and accreditation, but also feed a more effective Review, Promotion, and Tenure evaluation processes.
  • Report on Strategic Plan objective achievement at the faculty level.

Speakers

Nancy Staples

Academic & Business Manager in the Office of the Provost
University of North Texas Health Science Center

Lori Slaughter

Moderator
Interfolio

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The State of Faculty Engagement: A Roundtable Discussion

ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

The State of Faculty Engagement: A Roundtable Discussion

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Harvard University Campus

How are faculty doing, really?

Watch on-demand as academic leaders discuss the state of faculty engagement, with vital insights for provosts and institutions to help support their faculty in 2024 and beyond. We reviewed the latest research from Hanover and Interfolio that surveyed more than 400 faculty to learn their thoughts on workload, equity, promotions, and other topics affecting higher education today. Our panel of academic leaders shared their perspectives on the research and whether their institutions are experiencing similar—or different—trends.

In this free webinar, these academic leaders discussed:

  • How institutions are addressing increased workloads for faculty
  • Why having the right type of metrics can help illuminate impact at your university 
  • How technology is enabling institutions to boost faculty engagement and retention

Speakers

Jaime Lester

Vice Dean, School of Education

Johns Hopkins University

R. Todd Benson

Executive Director, COACHE Program

Harvard University

Matthew J. Kinservik

Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

University of Delaware

Christine Lee (Moderator)

VP, Product Marketing

Interfolio

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Progressing Equity and Overcoming Bias in Academic Recruitment

Interfolio CAUDIT Showcase

Progressing Equity and Overcoming Bias in Academic Recruitment

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Javier Salom, Managing Director of International Sales with Guest Speaker Professor Margaret Sheil, Vice Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology.

Hosted by Cassandra Spencer, Director of Capabilities and Experience, CAUDIT.

This webinar was produced and broadcast by CAUDIT.

Technology has the potential to advance equity in all its forms. But it is not just about hiring and promotion – other academic events need to be scrutinised in the same way. 

In this showcase, explore:

  • How data can support universities to make more equitable decisions
  • Ways in which universities can improve the whole academic lifecycle
  • Why it is important to recognise the contributions of all academic staff

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Equitable practices for faculty career progression

On-Demand Webinar

Equitable practices for faculty career progression

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Featuring Sian Smith from London Business School and Courtney Bryant from Carnegie Melon University

Many higher education institutions are striving to implement more equitable systems to support faculty and students alike.

In this webinar, learn how two different institutions, London Business School and Carnegie Mellon University, have established consistent, equitable practices for faculty career progression, monitoring of diversity data and trends, and taken action based on this information.

The presenters discuss:

  • The value of reliable data insights
  • The importance of transparency, trust and recognition in academic evaluation processes
  • Why higher education institutions need equitable foundations for strategic impact

Our Speakers

Sian Smith
Assistant Director, Faculty HR Research and Faculty Office
London Business School

Courtney Bryant
Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty
Carnegie Mellon University

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How to Simplify Faculty Reporting and Evaluations: A Case Study with East Carolina University

ON-DEMAND Webinar:

How to Simplify Faculty Reporting and Evaluations: A Case Study with East Carolina University 

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How can a Faculty Information System drive efficiency and insights—and benefit faculty? 

A recent survey revealed that one-third of faculty feel that their work beyond teaching and publication goes under-appreciated at their institution, and 78% of faculty say their workload has increased in the past three years.

Watch our on-demand webinar with Cara Gohn to hear how East Carolina University tracks their faculty activities, bringing in data sources from across campus.

She also discusses how they connect this centralized data source to their annual faculty evaluations and how they’ve designed these processes to help both faculty and administrators.

Speakers

Cara Gohn

Office of Faculty Excellence
East Carolina University

Will Sickenberger

Host
Interfolio

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On-Demand Webinar: From Hire to Retire – Supporting the Full Academic Lifecycle

On-Demand Webinar:

From Hire to Retire – Supporting the Full Academic Lifecycle

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Transform academic hiring with insights from peer institutions. Streamline the full lifecycle from Hire to Retire.

Looking to learn about streamlined academic processes? From Hire to Retire – Supporting the Full Academic Lifecycle is here to help. Discover how Gulf State institutions; KAUST, Kuwait University, and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, have optimized their academic hiring, promotion and tenure procedures to achieve their goals. 

This webinar is designed to help you understand the benefits of new academic lifecycle processes and how you can adapt them to suit your institution’s unique needs. By registering, you’ll gain access to valuable knowledge that could transform the way you manage the academic lifecycle at your institution.

Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn from your peers and revolutionize the way you support your institution’s strategic goals.

Speakers

Maytham Safar

Professor at Kuwait University (Kuwait)

Philip Purnell

Head of Institutional Research and Benchmarking at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (United Arab Emirates)

Suzan Ab-Shakra

Faculty Affairs Manager at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (Saudi Arabia)

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On-Demand Webinar: Best Practices for Achieving Equitable Faculty Workloads

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Best Practices for Achieving Equitable Faculty Workloads

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Academic Leaders from University of Maryland and Texas Christian University

As most higher education leaders know, faculty workloads have been steadily increasing. In a recent survey of 600 faculty, 78% reported that their workload has increased over the last three years. Women faculty and faculty from historically minoritized groups are often asked to mentor more, teach more, and lean into service activities more. This combination causes burnout, disengagement, and ultimately impacts faculty satisfaction and retention.

In this on-demand webinar, hear from Dr. Dawn Kiyoe Culpepper about her research on the Faculty Workload and Rewards Project, a National Science Foundation ADVANCE-funded action research project, and her recommendations for action. Dr. Francyne Huckaby and Mica Bibb discussed how they are using technology to achieve workload equity at Texas Christian University.

These academic leaders discussed

  • Research and trends on faculty workload 
  • The impact of workload on faculty well-being and job satisfaction
  • How technology can support tracking faculty activities and give visibility into workload equity
  • Practical steps for establishing fair and equitable workload policies

Speakers

Dawn Kiyoe Culpepper Ph.D.

Associate Director and Research Assistant Professor, University of Maryland

M. Francyne Huckaby, Ph.D.

Interim Associate Dean, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Texas Christian University

Mica Bibb

Associate Director for Faculty Services, Texas Christian University

Shawniece Disney

Interfolio, Moderator

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On-Demand Webinar: Demonstrating the Impact and Value of Arts and Humanities Research Outside Academia

On-Demand Webinar:

Demonstrating the Impact and Value of Arts and Humanities Research Outside Academia

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Identifying opportunities for research funders and universities

A panel discussion was held as global experts shared how they define impact and advocate for the value of arts and humanities research.

In many countries there are discussions over the value of humanities education. In comparison with STEM subjects, there is a smaller proportion of funding available for arts and humanities, and it is reducing further.

In higher education this has manifested in declining enrolment in programmes, departmental cuts, and suspension of courses. In policy development at a national and regional level this is reflected by the marginalisation of arts and humanities.

In this on-demand webinar, the panelist explores the unique set of challenges that make it difficult to measure, track and report on the impact of arts and humanities funded research.

“For all of its importance, however, scholarly research in the humanities does not usually make the front pages of newspapers, and while research in the natural and social sciences can often have direct and immediate relevance to public policy, applications for humanities research tend to be less obvious and less specific. As a result, the humanities can be overlooked in the competition for funding.”

– American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Hear from a distinguished panel of experts from the UK, US, and Canada.

Dr Laura McKenzie

Dr Laura McKenzie is a cross-sector researcher and strategy consultant, working primarily in the social impact space. After completing a PhD in English Literature at Durham University in 2018, she was awarded an AHRC Creative Economy Engagement Fellowship to fund a project investigating Durham’s literary heritage in support of a prospective bid for UNESCO City of Literature status. In 2020 she managed the Vital North Partnership, a strategic partnership between Newcastle University and Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books, where she leveraged research, skills, and expertise from within both organisations to help them achieve strategic, impact-led goals. In 2021 she was awarded an AHRC R&D Fellowship at Zinc VC, where she mobilised Arts & Humanities research knowledge and methods within early-stage innovation to maximise impact and create applied solutions to complex societal problems.

Laura is currently working with Zinc VC, Mosey Digital, The Liminal Space, Newcastle University, and the Kolvin Service, an adolescent forensic mental health service provided by the NHS. This work spans research consultancy, impact acceleration, ecosystem and partnership building, and arts intervention design and delivery. She is passionate about supporting the flow of people and ideas between academic Arts and Humanities research and industry, particularly within R&D and Innovation. Laura has held Visiting Fellowships at the Harry Ransom Center (Austin, TX) and Harvard University.

Dr Rachel Carey

Dr Rachel Carey is a behavioural scientist with a background in health psychology. Following completion of her PhD at NUI Galway, Rachel took up a post at University College London in 2014, where she worked on the Theories and Techniques of Behaviour Change Project. In 2016, she joined Bupa’s UK clinical team as Senior Behaviour Change Research Advisor, where she led a collaborative programme of work with UCL. Over the last five years, as Zinc’s Chief Scientist, Rachel has built a growing, interdisciplinary R&D team who work with startup founders and academics to create new, scalable innovations to tackle important societal challenges. In 2020, Rachel was awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, supporting her work to scale-up Zinc’s R&D activities. The ambition with this work is to create a connected R&D system for the social and behavioural sciences, mobilising talent and knowledge across sectors to accelerate impact on important problems. Rachel also has an honorary role at UCL, is an Associate of the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, and a Sciana Health Leaders Network Fellow. 

Dr Paul Yachnin

Paul Yachnin, Tomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies at McGill University, has published widely on early modern literature and culture. His ideas about the social life of art were featured on the CBC Radio IDEAS series, “The Origins of the Modern Public.” He publishes non-academic essays about Shakespeare and modern life, including titles such as “Alzheimer’s Disease: What would Shakespeare Do?” and “Tragedy as a Way of Life.” For the past ten years, he has been working on higher education practice and policy. He was lead author of the White Paper on the Future of the PhD in the Humanities. He recently wrapped up TRaCE McGill, which tracked the career pathways of more than 4,500 PhD grads from across all the faculties at McGill and told the stories of more than 100 of them; he is presently leading an international PhD tracking and story-telling project called TRaCE Transborder.

Dr Jennifer Richards

Jennifer Richards is Joseph Cowen Chair of English Literature at Newcastle University. She is the Co-Director (with Dr Philippa Page, Modern Languages) of the Newcastle University Humanities Research Institute. She is also the Chair of The English Association’s HE Committee. She is an early modern literary scholar. As well as a General Editor of the forthcoming Works of Thomas Nashe for Oxford University Press, she is the PI of an interdisciplinary project funded by The Leverhulme Trust, Bee-ing Human, working with digital humanists, musicologists, bio-environmental scientists and software engineers.

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/elll/people/profile/jenniferrichards.html#background

Dr Michael Jacobson

Michael Jacobson, Ph.D. serves as the Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Research Initiatives in Binghamton University’s Division of Research. In this role, he oversees research development activities related to large external proposals. He also advises faculty on research impact planning as part of their research proposals. His interest in research impacts is an outgrowth of his experience in outreach and community engagement activities related to his archaeological research. Michael previously served as a principal investigator at Binghamton University’s Public Archaeology Facility directing cultural resource management projects and aiding in strategies for historic preservation. His specific research focus is on the archaeology of conflict and landscape analysis. As part of this research, he developed collaborations with various descendant communities and other stakeholders. Michael has published articles on strategies for community-engaged research. He also has expertise in digital humanities. Michael holds a doctorate and MA in anthropology from Binghamton University and a BA in anthropology from Fort Lewis College in Colorado. 

Dr Julianne Pigott

Julianne is Head of Strategy, Impact and Engagement at the Arts and Humanities Research Council, part of UK Research and Innovation, the largest funder in the UK research ecosystem. Her team leads on a range of stakeholder engagement, evaluation and strategy development activities, ensuring that AHRC captures, understands and promotes the benefits and impacts of the research that it supports. She previously worked as an arts and humanities impact facilitator at the University of Cambridge, having completed a PhD in medieval history at the university.

Amanda Gore

Amanda helps clients think in new creative ways. An innovation specialist whose work bridges the worlds of creative development, audience engagement and social change, Amanda has more than 12 years’ experience in designing and delivering tools, formats, products and programmes for both public and private sector clients – from Apple to the V&A. Trained as a designer and with a background in consumer insight, Amanda is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a member of The Courvoisier Future 500 and a mentor at Year Here. 

On-Demand Webinar: Leading in 2033: The Future of Higher Education

On-Demand Webinar:
Leading in 2033: The Future of Higher Education

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Industry experts and academic leaders from Georgia College & State University and Morgan State University gathered for conversation at this webinar on March 8th, 2023. As academic leaders shaped their strategic plans for the year ahead, they discussed how forward-looking scholars and provosts were thinking about the future. For example, they talked about how decisions about faculty affairs would affect enrollment, financial sustainability, new business models, public sentiment around the value of higher education, and retaining faculty.

Our Speakers:

Dr. Patricia Williams-Dockery

Associate Vice President

Morgan State University

Dr. Costas Spirou

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Georgia College & State University

Dr. Bryan Alexander

Futurist, researcher, writer, speaker

Provosts are at the center of these ever-evolving challenges. In this free webinar, these academic leaders discussed:

  • How will today’s decisions affect higher ed in 10 years?
  • What issues do Provosts anticipate growing in importance in the coming years? 
  • What recommendations do they have for fellow Provosts to prepare and/or deal with new and evolving challenges? 
  • What will Provosts and academic leaders need to make a strategic impact in the future?

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Why Now: Provosts Respond to Current Challenges

In this eBook, hear from leaders from institutions of all size, specialty, and location about how their partnership with Interfolio has empowered tangible forward progress and addressed their most pressing needs in today’s academic climate.

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On-Demand Webinar: Northern Arizona University + Interfolio— Making Activity Data Easy for Faculty

On-Demand Webinar: Northern Arizona University

Making Activity Data Easy for Faculty

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How are universities today freeing up thousands of hours for faculty and staff every year and keeping academic affairs processes secure and equitable? Hint: It’s a technology solution.

And what does life look like at a university that uses those thousands of hours for additional instruction, research, clinical care, committee decisions, and engagement with the community? 

Watch this on-demand webinar to hear the journey of Northern Arizona University (NAU) in their adoption of the Interfolio Faculty Information System for faculty activity reporting and professional evaluations.

You’ll hear about:

  • How NAU has approached faculty adoption of Interfolio for activity data and reviews throughout the year
  • What NAU has gained by handing critical faculty processes in a way that’s both more efficient and more secure
  • How your institution can get started on improving faculty activity reporting and evaluations in the coming year—and what steps to take first

Our Speaker

Roger Bounds
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Northern Arizona University

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Emory University

Case Study: Emory University

A top liberal arts and research university in Atlanta, Emory University uses Interfolio’s Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR) module to capture and report out faculty DEI activities.

Interfolio FAR complements their use of Interfolio’s Faculty Search, Review, Promotion & Tenure, and Lifecycle Management modules for a full lifecycle of visibility into faculty careers. 

Read More: Emory and Interfolio