Friday, February 5, 2027 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm ET (Virtual Workshop)
Workshop Facilitators:
Melissa González, Assistant Dean for Faculty Development at Davidson College
Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz, Prof. of Spanish, Modern Languages and Literature at Trinity University
Maha Zewail-Foote, Garey Chair and Professor of Chemistry at Southwestern University
How can institutions better support and retain talented faculty in today’s higher education environment? Led by leaders from ACS’s FOC Connect mentoring program, this workshop explores the challenges and opportunities facing historically marginalized faculty and offers strategies for creating supportive and inclusive academic environments. Participants will leave with practical approaches for strengthening campus culture and fostering faculty success, recruitment, and retention.
Please register below. Contact workshops@acsouth.edu with questions.