Calendar of Events
2026-2027 Career Development Programs
The Office of the Provost provides many programs that equip faculty with the necessary resources to succeed.
2026-2027 Calendar of Events
| Date |
Event |
Target participants |
| Sept. 11 |
New Chairs Welcome |
New department chairs |
| Sept. 17 |
Early Career Faculty Pathways Program Kickoff |
New and early career faculty |
| Oct. 2 |
Advancing Mentoring Excellence, Session #1, Evanston |
All faculty |
| Oct. 5 |
Faculty Leaders Series: Practical Tools for Holding Difficult Conversations with Michelle Manno, Associate Provost for Community Enrichment and Sarah Klaper, University Ombudsperson |
Faculty leaders |
| Oct. 13 |
Early Career Faculty Pathways Program: Thriving at Northwestern - Building Your Network and Finding Your Community |
New and early career faculty |
| Oct. 19 |
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All faculty |
| Oct. 22 |
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All faculty |
| Oct. 23 |
Advancing Mentoring Excellence, Session #1, Chicago
|
All faculty |
| Oct. 30 |
Advancing Mentoring Excellence, Session #2, |
All faculty |
| Nov. 1 |
ImagineU Children’s Theatre: Grace and the Butterfly Effect (purchase using the code FAMILY for the Nov. 1 show only) |
All faculty |
| Nov. 2 |
Faculty Leaders Series: Aligning Expectations, Communication, and Boundaries Across Generations, Adam Goodman, Director, Center for Leadership |
Faculty leaders |
| Nov. 10 |
Early Career Faculty Pathways Program: Research, Scholarship and Creative Practice |
New and early career faculty |
| Nov. 12 |
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All faculty |
| Nov. 16 |
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All faculty |
| Nov. 30 |
Faculty Leaders Series: Leadership in the Age of AI, Richard Jolly, Clinical Associate Professor of Management and Organizations, Kellogg |
Faculty leaders |
| Dec. 1 |
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All faculty |
Past Faculty Programs