The application for AY 26-27 is due by April 15th, 2026.
Program Goals
The Faculty Leadership Program establishes a new paradigm for faculty leadership at Brown, one that will be initiated by emerging leaders, and will continue to be shaped by a new, shared vision for inclusive excellence. The program will sustain a pipeline of faculty who are prepared to fill university leadership roles and who are equipped to consistently set and achieve ambitious goals for an inclusive community that is enriched and curated by its members.
Participants in the Faculty Leadership Program will refine skills for success in leadership positions while developing support networks both internally and externally. The program is designed to facilitate the creation of individual advancement goals and pathways and provide opportunities for the practical application of newly-acquired skills.
The Faculty Leadership Program will:
- Initiate and sustain a pipeline of new leaders at Brown who are equipped to guide Brown’s community to continuously improve its culture of inclusive excellence and execute the University’s mission.
- Provide participants with experiential learning in skills including time management; priority setting; team building; coaching and mentoring; staff oversight; and assessment
- Support cohort networking and ongoing professional development beyond the formal program period
- Focus on the balance between leadership aspirations and personal professional research/scholarship goals
Eligibility: Applications will be accepted from associate and full professors (including Teaching Professors, Professors of the Practice, and (Research) faculty).
Criteria for Selection: Participants will be selected to represent a broad range of academic disciplines and leadership ambitions.
Time commitment and sample program topics
The Faculty Leadership Program will run during the 2026-27 academic year, meeting in person three times each semester on Fridays from noon–3pm.
In addition to tthose meetings, there will be small assignments in between the meetings. The assignments will range from readings relevant to the month's program topic, to applying learned skills to a current challenge, to small group discussions.
Sample topics include:
- University Operations Who does what at Brown, and how do you as a leader get things done?
- The Art of Adaptive Leadership practical tools and techniques to assist in navigating leadership, organizational optimization and change.
- Difficult Conversations and Conflict Resolution How to navigate challenging situations with staff, students, and faculty colleagues.
Nominations
Candidates may be nominated by their department chair or self-nominate. Nomination statements from chairs and statements of interest from self-nominees should provide a statement of up to 400 words addressing the prompts listed in the application. Please also include a current C.V. with the application. Self-nominations do not require a statement from the department chair.
Questions? Contact facultyleadership@brown.edu
AY25-26 Cohort
- Alison Tovar
- David Meyers
- Jerome Robinson
- Jess Plavicki
- Jonathan Readey
- Josh Pacewicz
- Katherine Rieser
- Kevin Escudero
- Kevin Mwenda
- Matthew Rutz
- Pradeep Guduru
AY24-25 Cohort
- Alexander Weheliye
- Andrew Zullo
- Ani Eloyan
- Banu Ozkazanc-Pan
- David M Sobel
- Deborah Hurley
- Diana Grigsby-Toussaint
- Elias Muhanna
- Emilia Huerta-Sanchez
- Erica Larschan
- Jeremy Lehnen
- Kathi Fisler
- Matthew Fuxjager
- Michael Worden
- Parker VanValkenburgh
- Stéphanie Ravillon
AY23-24 Cohort
- Colleen Dalton
- Beth Fussell
- Emily Hipchen
- Amanda Jamieson
- Jim Kellner
- Sean Lawler
- Monica Linden
- Itohan Osayimwese
- Kareen Rozen
- Amy Russell
- Anita Shukla
- Sarah Thomas
- Amal Trivedi
- Claire Wardle
- Daniel Weinreich
AY22-23 Cohort
- Katie Biello
- Keisha Blain
- Rebecca Carter
- Eric Darling
- Françoise Hamlin
- Meredith Hastings
- Karla Kaun
- Nancy Khalek
- Carly Klivans
- Brandon Marshall
- Benoit Pausader
- Andrew Peterson
- Emily Rauscher
- Brenda Rubenstein
- Suresh Venkatasubramanian