ADVANCE at Brown

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Brown Policies & Procedures \| Dual Career/Family Friendly Policies \| Department Chair Resources Internal Funding Sources \| Professional Development \| Leadership Resources \| National Data

Brown University Policies & Procedures
Office of the Dean of the Faculty: Policies and Procedures Policies and procedures relating to faculty including faculty leaves and faculty hiring. Family-Friendly Policies & Programs for Brown Faculty Information on policies and programs for work/life balance, parenting a new child, child care, tuition aid program, dual career partner placement, and faculty housing. Policies on Faculty Leaves Information on guidelines on faculty leave eligibilty and leave application forms. Policies Related to Faculty Information related to conflict of interest, teaching relief, and work-life initiatives. Policies Related to Faculty Hiring Outline of procedures for faculty hiring. Tenure and Promotion Tenure probation extension policy and overview of TPAC.
Faculty Ombudsperson The Office of Faculty Ombudsperson exists to promote the well-being and mission of the faculty and the University.
Office of Institutional Diversity In 2003, President Ruth J. Simmons created the Office of Institutional Diversity (OID) to provide leadership for the formulation and oversight of policies related to pluralism and equity, and initiate programs and practices that promote diversity, inclusion and fair treatment of all members of the community.
Dual Career & Family Friendly Policies
Family Matters at Stanford University Great brochure from the Office of the Provost.
A Proposal on for Recruiting and Retaining Dual-Career Couples The Columbia University's Earth Institute ADVANCE Working Group on Science & Technology Recruiting to Increase Diversity (STRIDE), October 2005
NIH Policies Related to Parental Leave and Child Care Includes information on whether grant funds can be used for dependent care expenses.
Family Friendly University of Michigan This section gives you an overview of reports and articles—many of them online—related to family/work issues in higher education.
Dual Career Academic Couples: What Universities Need to Know Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University
Do Babies Matter? Project Professor Mary Ann Mason, Graduate School of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley
Family-Friendly Policies and Programs for Princeton Faculty March 2006
Department Chair Resources
ADVANCE at Brown Department Chair Workshops The goal of these workshops is to provide chairs with information and skills that will have a positive effect on faculty development and departmental climate, facilitate communication between chairs to share experiences and best practices, and to integrate the broader goals of the ADVANCE Program by weaving information and discussion about issues of diversity and gender to improve the recruitment, retention, and promotion of women faculty.
Recruiting and Retention: Guidelines for Chairs, Heads and Deans From Virginia Valian's presentation to department chairs as part of ADVANCE at Brown's Visiting Scholars Program. Topics include general principles and maximizing the likelihood that women & minorities will stay and thrive.
The Chair's Role in Helping Faculty Negotiate Work and Family Issues From the American Council on Education
Department Chair Online Resource Center From the American Council on Education, this resource center is designed for those heading departments or programs and for administrators who work with department leaders.
ADVANCE Toolkit for Administrative Leaders Created by the ADVANCE Program at University of Michigan, the site provides resources on issues including recruitment, retention, climate, and leadership skill development.
ADVANCE at Cornell Resources Includes list of best practices for retention at Cornell University.
Evaluating Job Applications and Letters of Recommendation Created by the University of Montana-Missoula PArtnership for Comprehensive Equity (PACE).
Internal Funding Sources
Office for the Vice President for Research (OVPR) Funding Opportunities Research Seed Funds and Salomon Awards are competitive grants distributed directly to faculty researchers and administered by the Office of the Vice President. The Departmental Research Funds for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences are distributed to departments by the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Dean of the Faculty Faculty Travel Fund The Faculty Travel Fund (FTF) is available to voting members of the Brown faculty for assistance in meeting the costs of one professional trip during any academic year.
Travel Fund to Support Dependent Care Expenses provide awards of up to $750 per year to assist regular faculty (Lecturers, Senior lecturers, Assistant Professors, Associate Professor and Professors) with expenses incurred in association with professional travel.
Center of Excellence Innovations in Women's Health Research Seeds The purpose of the Innovations in Women’s Health Research Seed Grant Program is to foster new interdisciplinary research leading to significant advances in women’s health.
Additional Funding Resources Information on services and resources available for identifying funding opportunities.

Professional Development
Faculty Resource Network The FRN at New York University is an award-winning professional development initiative that sponsors programs for faculty members from a consortium of over 50 colleges and universities. The Network hosts lectures, symposia, and intensive seminars, all of which are designed to improve the quality of teaching and learning at its member and affiliate institutions.

Leadership Resources
As part of ADVANCE's Visiting Scholars Program, Virginia Valian provided the following resources: Advancing Women: Annotated Bibliography Topics include data on women and men in academia; sources of gender inequities; choosing and developing leadership; and inventions to promote gender equity. Benefits of Ensuring Gender Equity: Why is gender equity desirable, above and beyond fairness? Includes examples of institutional transformation. Power, Effectiveness, and Gender Information includes developing a circle of advisors; power & influence; professional development; effectiveness in influencing decisions; and negotiation. Power, Leadership, and Politics Includes analysis of leadership domains, types, and advantages/disadvantages. Recruitment and Retention: Guidelines for Chairs, Heads, and Deans Topics include general principles and maximizing the likelihood that women & minorities will stay and thrive.
A Paradox in Attitudes: Men or Women, Who's the Better Leader? Pew Research Center Social & Demographic Trends Report, August 2008
National Reports & General Resources
ADVANCE Program at the University of Michigan Resources Comprehensive list of resources on topics including family friendly policies, leadership, mentoring, recruitment, negotiations, resources for women faculty, and a reading list.
Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering National Academies report written by Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP). President Simmons served on the distinguished 18-member Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering that produced this report for the National Academies.
AAUP Faculty Gender Equity Indicators 2006 The four indicators compared in the report for women and men faculty are employment status (full- and part-time); tenure status for full-time faculty; promotion to full professor rank; and average salary for full-time faculty.
Nelson Diversity Surveys Diversity in Science Association gender and race/ethnicity data for PhD attainment and faculty composition in the "Top 50" universities for selected science and engineering disciplines.
Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering This site provides data on the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. The data are organized by topic and are presented in tables, graphics, and spreadsheets for downloading.