Faculty Matter: Selected Research on Connections between Faculty-Student Interaction and Student Success
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2013)
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2013) This bibliography includes summaries of a sample of selected studies that describe the importance…
Adapting By Design Toolkit
Daniel Maxey, Adrianna Kezar (2017)
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…
Departmental Cultures and Non-Tenure-Track Faculty: A Self-Assessment Tool for Departments
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2015)
The Delphi Project on the Changing Faculty and Student Success (2015) This self-assessment tool is a detailed survey that can be used by colleges and…
Greater Stability and Inclusion for Part-time and Full-time Faculty at Dominican University of California
Jordan Harper, Natsumi Ueda
Delphi Award Winner, 2022
Dominican University of California (Dominican) has a significant number of non-tenure-track faculty with 32 full-time term faculty (FTTF) and 204 part-time adjunct faculty (PTTF). Faculty…
Investing in Part-time Faculty at Montgomery College
Jordan Harper (2022)
Delphi Award Winner, 2022
Montgomery College (MC)'s The Institute for Part-Time Faculty Engagement and Support (IPTFES) was created in 2015 and pioneered by the late Dr. Antonio “Tango” Thomas.…
Improving Job Stability and Career Pathways for Lecturers Through Collective Bargaining at the University of California
Jordan Harper
Delphi Award Finalist, 2022
University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT)/University of California (UC) Unit 18 faculty achieved a historic win with their new collective bargaining agreement effective for 2021-2026.…
“Moving Toward One Faculty” at the University of Texas at San Antonio
Natsumi Ueda, Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar
Delphi Award Finalist, 2022
As student enrollment increases, the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)’s strategic plan calls for retaining more diverse faculty and improving work environments and…
Improving the Quality of Term Faculty Careers at George Mason University
Jordan Harper
Delphi Award Applicant, 2021
George Mason sought to create an institutional culture in which non-tenure-track faculty (known as “term faculty” at George Mason) are viewed as valuable and the…
Creating and Sustaining the Inclusive Teaching Program for Lecturers at the University of Michigan
Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar
Delphi Award Finalist, 2021
The University of Michigan (UM), a unionized, public four-year university, quickly realized that most lecturers teach entry- level and foundational courses at both the undergraduate…
Institutionalizing a Culture of Respect for Teaching and Professional Faculty at the University of Denver
Jordan Harper, Adrianna Kezar
Delphi Award Winner, 2021
In 2015, the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver approved a new Advancement, Promotion and Tenure document developed by the Faculty Senate and…
