Faculty Affairs and Academic Programs
The Climate Initiative: An Intervention to Promote Faculty Success, Satisfaction, and Belonging. Intervention
UC Berkeley, 2019-2020
Project Principal Investigators
Angelica Stacy, Professor Emerita, UC Berkeley
Karie Frasch, Director, Faculty Equity & Welfare, UC Berkeley
Project Abstract
UC Berkeley’s project provides access to information, advising, and networks for faculty members from underrepresented groups. It draws from common elements of traditional mentoring programs, faculty development workshops, and affinity groups. The design includes identifying faculty experts in a variety of topics, relevant to both scholarship and climate; holding events to showcase and discuss each topic; and providing ongoing one-on-one confidential advising by faculty experts. The goals are to promote success of underrepresented faculty by providing information necessary to advance and succeed, to increase satisfaction, and to improve the overall sense of belonging.