
NCFDD Membership for Faculty Success
NCFDD is a nationally recognized organization that provides faculty with professional development, mentoring, and resources to support success throughout their careers. Through its online platform, faculty can access research productivity tools, writing support, time management strategies, and guidance for navigating the challenges of academia. As part of an institutional membership, University of Arkansas faculty can access a range of NCFDD’s resources at no cost.
Activate Your Account
- Scan the QR Code
- Scroll down to Activate Your Institutional Membership Account
- Select our institution from the drop-down
- Use your institution email to activate your account
Upcoming Events
14-Day Writing Challenge
October 12 - 25, 2026
The University of Arkansas is partnering with NCFDD to host a 14-day writing challenge for all faculty and postdocs. Faculty will need to register here by October 4 to participate.
As part of the challenge, faculty and postdocs will need to commit to writing for at least 30 minutes a day for two weeks. Participants will log in to NCFDD's online community to track their progress. Faculty and postdocs are also encouraged to support other writing challenge participants by commenting on their work and progress in the platform.
NCFDD Resources by Faculty Rank
Core Curriculum, including
-How to Develop a Daily Writing Practice
-Cultivating Your Network of Mentors, Sponsors & Collaborators
Guest Expert Webinars
-Every Career Chapter Needs a Plan
-Setting the Stage for Success
-Navigating the Academic Job Market
Additional Resources
-NCFDD Community Space: Grad Students and Postdocs
-The Dissertation Success Curriculum
-NCFDD Community Space: Writing Accountability Chat
NCFDD Programs and Courses
-Faculty Success Program (for Postdocs)
Core Curriculum, including
-How to Align Your Time With Your Priorities
-How to Develop a Daily Writing Practice
-Cultivating Your Network of Mentors, Sponsors & Collaborators
Guest Expert Webinars
-Every Career Chapter Needs a Plan
--The Retention Equation: Negotiating for Academic Success
-Student-Centered Mentoring: Bridging the Gap Between Faculty and Students
-Reclaiming Our Time: AI and Academic Productivity
-Ten UDL-Aligned Strategies for Supporting Students with ADHD
Additional Resources
-NCFDD Community Space - Early Career Faculty
- Building a Publishing Pipeline 2.0
NCFDD Programs and Courses
Core Curriculum, including
-Overcoming Academic Perfectionism
-How to Engage in Healthy Conflict
-How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst
Guest Expert Webinars
-Every Career Chapter Needs a Plan
-The Retention Equation: Negotiating for Academic Success
-“What I Wished I Would Have Known After Earning Tenure"
-”What I Wished I Would Have Known after Becoming a Full Professor”
- Cultivating Structural and Systemic Change for Mid-Career Faculty Advancement
Additional Resources
-NCFDD Community Space: Mid-to-Late Career Faculty
-NCFDD Article: Mid-Career Mentoring
-Making the Case: Preparing Your Dossier for Promotion to Full Professor
-Building a Publishing Pipeline 2.0
NCFDD Programs and Courses
Core Curriculum and Guest Expert Webinars
- How to Create and Maintain Healthy Boundaries
- NCFDD Discussion Panel: "What I Wished I Would Have Known after Becoming a Full Professor"
- The AIs Go Marching On: Finding Our Way with AI in Education
- NCFDD Discussion Panel: "What I Wished I Would Have Known After Earning Tenure"
- NCFDD Panel Discussion: What I Wished I Would Have Known: Transitioning to Department Chair
- Every Career Chapter Needs a Plan
- Rethinking Faculty Mentoring: What Institutions Can Do Differently
- Framing and Maintaining Your Research Agenda How to Be a Strong Sponsor and Advocate for Faculty
- AI in Academia: Teaching Challenges and Opportunities Planning for Rest and Recovery: An Agile End-of-Year Reflection
- Supporting Faculty Well-Being: Transformative, Accessible, and Impactful Approaches
- NCFDD Community Space: Mid to Late Career Faculty Academic - Leadership: Cultivating Your Mentorship Network
Core Curriculum, including
-Mastering Academic Time Management
Guest Expert Webinars
-Every Career Chapter Needs a Plan
-The Retention Equation: Negotiating for Academic Success
- Rewriting the Retention Equation: Strategies to Reward, Recognize, and Retain Faculty
-“What I Wished I Would Have Known After Earning Tenure"
-”What I Wished I Would Have Known after Becoming a Full Professor”
- Cultivating Structural and Systemic Change for Mid-Career Faculty Advancement
-”What I Wished I Would Have Known After Transitioning to Department Chair”
Additional Resources
-NCFDD Community Space: Mid-to-Late Career Faculty
-NCFDD Article: Mid-Career Mentoring
-Making the Case: Preparing Your Dossier for Promotion to Full Professor
-- Building a Publishing Pipeline 2.0
NCFDD Programs and Courses
-Department Chair Success Program
-Rethinking Your Research Funding
NCFDD Resources by Theme
Core Curriculum
-Cultivating Your Network of Mentors, Sponsors & Collaborators
-How to Engage in Healthy Conflict
-How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst
Guest Expert Webinars
-Student-Centered Mentoring: Bridging the Gap Between Faculty and Students
-Building Strong Peer Communities
-Academic Leadership: Cultivating Your Mentorship Network
Additional Resources
- Academic Leadership Mentoring Map
NCFDD Programs, Courses, and Workshops
Core Curriculum
-How to Develop a Daily Writing Practice
-Moving from Resistance to Writing
Guest Expert Webinars
-Framing and Maintaining Your Research Agenda
-How to Effectively and Efficiently Revise and Resubmit your Manuscript
-Navigating Uncertainty in Higher Ed: Research Funding Strategies
Additional Resources
-NCFDD Community Space: Writing Accountability Chat
-Building a Publishing Pipeline 2.0
-Creating Microgals to Maximize Your 30-Minute Writing Sessions
-How to Revise & Resubmit in No Time
NCFDD Programs and Courses
Core Curriculum
-How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities
Guest Expert Webinars
- Managing Stress by Shifting Self-Talk
-How to Create and Maintain Healthier Boundaries
-“What I Wished I Would Have Known After Earning Tenure"
-”What I Wished I Would Have Known after Becoming a Full Professor”
- Cultivating Structural and Systemic Change for Mid-Career Faculty Advancement
-Supporting Faculty Well-Being
-Navigating Uncertainty in Higher Ed: Building Resilience
-Being Agile in Uncertain Times
Additional Resources
NCFDD Programs and Courses
Core Curriculum
-How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities
-Mastering Academic Time Management
Guest Expert Webinars
-Every Career Chapter Needs a Plan
--The Retention Equation: Negotiating for Academic Success
-Reclaiming Our Time: AI and Academic Productivity
-Being Agile In Uncertain Times
-Navigating Uncertainty in Higher Ed: Strategies for Faculty
Additional Resources
-The 5 D’s: What To Do When All Your_____ Don’t Fit
-Advancing Your Strategic Plan
NCFDD Programs and Courses
-Department Chair Success Program
Core Curriculum
-How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities
-Mastering Academic Time Management
Guest Expert Webinars
-Executive Function and Student Success: Small Teaching Shifts That Matter
-Beyond Course Evaluations: Documenting Teaching for Tenure & Promotion
-AI in Academia: Teaching Challenges and Opportunities
-Ten UDL-Aligned Strategies for Supporting Students with ADHD
NCFDD Programs and Courses