The Office of Faculty Professional Development (OFPD) now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 cohort of the Faculty Writing Scholars Program. Scholars will spend the academic year focusing on developing their writing practice, engaging with other faculty writers, and making progress on their most important writing goals.  

Over the course of the program, Scholars engage in:

• one-on-one coaching with a certified writing coach to support your writing goals and develop highly productive writing practices and strategies;
• structured virtual writing retreats for moving projects forward;
• and two writing workshops with cohort colleagues focused on effective writing practices. 

With focused support, Scholars strengthen their ability to set achievable and productive writing goals, define their most effective writing process, and cultivate a supportive writing community, all while completing professionally meaningful writing.

Program Details
Faculty Writing Scholars participate in programming that runs from August 2023-May 2024. Writing Scholars receive individualized support in developing and running their research agenda and publication pipeline; identifying writing practices, schedules, and strategies that best meet their individual writing needs and styles; and assistance in moving through common writing challenges such as writer’s block, burnout, impostor syndrome, and overwhelm. Writing Scholars work on all varieties of writing including (but not limited to) journal articles, book proposals and manuscripts, conference papers, grant proposals, and other academic writing projects.

Scholars commit to:

• Participating in the fellowship year kick-off and goal-setting workshop Tuesday, September 5, 11-12 (in-person) or Wednesday, September 6, 9-10am (TBD)
• Leveraging three individual writing coaching sessions during the academic year to forward writing goals (virtual, scheduled individually)
• Attending at least one 3-hour writing retreat each semester (virtual)
• Attending one writing workshop for Scholars hosted by OFPD per semester 
• Celebrating accomplishments in a year-end event with the Scholars in May 2023 (in-person).