NCFDD membership 2024/25

Dear Colleagues,

We are writing to inform you about UB’s continued institutional membership with the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD). The NCFDD is a nationally recognized, independent organization that provides online career development and mentoring resources for faculty, post-docs, and graduate students. For more information, see UB’s NCFDD webpage.

The NCFDD provides a variety of virtual programs and resources including:

• Weekly Monday Motivator
• Monthly Core Curriculum Webinars 
• Monthly Guest Expert Webinars 
• Access to Multi-Week Courses 
• Access to Dissertation Success Curriculum for graduate students 
• Private Discussion Forum for peer-mentoring, problem-solving, & moderated writing challenges
• Monthly accountability buddy matches
• Access to 14-Day Writing Challenges 
• Access to the Member Library that includes past webinar materials, referrals, and readings.

To claim your free Institutional Membership, complete the following steps: 

1. Go to http://www.facultydiversity.org/join  
2. Choose University at Buffalo from the drop-down menu.
3. Select “Activate my Membership”.
4. Complete the registration form using your institutional email address (@buffalo.edu).
5. Go to your UB email to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email.

If you have questions about the membership, please contact the Office of Inclusive Excellence (vpix@buffalo.edu). If you have any technical questions, please email NCFDD at Membership@FacultyDiversity.org.

Best,

Seval

Seval Yildirim

Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence and Chief Diversity Officer

Professor of Law

University at Buffalo

The State University of New York