Created to support the redesign of higher education models, this toolkit helps campus leaders identify and create an impetus for achieving the changes that are necessary to address changing faculty trends, including the rising numbers of non-tenure-track faculty, at colleges and universities. The goal of this toolkit is to ensure a successful future for our institutions, our students and faculty, and our communities.

The toolkit has three main sections that follow the three stages of a backward design process for developing new faculty models:

1. Identify desired outcomes;
2. Examine the current faculty models; and,
3. Develop a plan for redesigning the faculty.

Each stage of the process includes a list of tasks and goals, worksheets, surveys and review and discussion questions to facilitate group dialogue.

The guide serves as an action-oriented companion piece to the report, Adapting by Design: Creating Faculty Roles and Defining Faculty Work to Ensure an Intentional Future for Colleges and Universities.