{"id":76873,"date":"2018-04-17T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=76873"},"modified":"2018-04-17T11:58:23","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T16:58:23","slug":"university-offers-free-ncfdd-membership-faculty-students-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/university-offers-free-ncfdd-membership-faculty-students-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"University Offers Free NCFDD Membership to Faculty, Students and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 The Office of the Provost<\/a> and Division of Diversity and Community Engagement<\/a> at the University of Mississippi<\/a> have acquired an institutional membership with the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity.<\/p>\n

All UM faculty, graduate students, post-doctoral students and staff can join NCFDD at no cost and access a wide variety of services and programs designed to help those in academia thrive by increasing their research and writing productivity, creating networks of support on campus and across institutions nationwide, and developing a stronger sense of work-life balance.<\/p>\n

“Memberships in national organizations help connect our faculty, staff and students to a broader network and valuable resources,” Provost Noel Wilkin said. “These networks and the resources offered help our community stay in touch with the national landscape and current issues facing higher education.”<\/p>\n

Ole Miss is the first higher-educational institution in Mississippi to join more than 100 other U.S. academic institutions, such as Johns Hopkins and Princeton universities, that have become institutional members of the NCFDD.<\/p>\n

“Joining NCFDD is a huge win in our effort to support and retain diverse faculty, students and staff on our campus,” said Katrina Caldwell, vice chancellor for diversity and community engagement. “I know many individuals who insist that this valuable resource was a game changer in their success in the academy.<\/p>\n

“I am glad that all members of our community will now have access to this benefit and I hope that many of them take full advantage of all that it has to offer.”<\/p>\n

By becoming an institutional member, all faculty, postdocs, graduate students and staff at UM have access to the following member resources at no additional cost:<\/p>\n