Academic Initiatives

Academic AI Coordinating Committee

The Committee is charged with identifying faculty AI initiatives, developing support resources, and advising on the implementation of an AI Innovation Collaborative to facilitate AI adoption across university research, teaching, and administration.

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Working Group on Faculty Workload

The working group will analyze faculty workload data and peer benchmarks to recommend policy changes that enhance research productivity and instructional quality while ensuring a more equitable distribution of responsibilities.

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Working Group on Benchmarking Faculty Salaries

The working group will analyze salary benchmarking data against peer institutions to recommend competitive pay structures and annual allocation strategies aimed at recruiting and retaining stellar faculty.

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Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE)

Fordham has joined the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE), a research-practice partnership led by Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, which provides Fordham with another means to inform strategies aimed at improving faculty recruitment, satisfaction, success, and retention. 

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Transdisciplinary Research Incubator

As part of our new Strategic Plan, Delivering on the Promise of Fordham, Fordham is launching a transdisciplinary research incubator (TRI) that will harness the intellectual power of our faculty and students to solve complex societal challenges. This initiative is an opportunity to create a hub for innovative research that will elevate Fordham's reputation as a leading research institution and make a tangible difference in the world.

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