Greater investment in our faculty creates opportunities to enhance student success, pursue and retain high-caliber talent, advance the trajectory of our scholarly output, and increase our impact on the region and beyond. By working together in creative and strategic ways we can fuel discovery and learning that leads to social transformation.
Professional Development: Supports the growth and retention of faculty through workshops, seminars, and programs offered through the Faculty Enrichment Center (FEC), the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, UC Libraries, and more. Research development training, seed grant programs, and specialized training for unit heads is also available.
Dual Career Assistance Program: Assists partners of newly hired tenure-track faculty to obtain faculty appointments.
April 7, 2026
A University of Cincinnati College of Nursing pilot study found that Doctor of Nursing Practice students preferred AI chatbot responses over human answers — until they suspected the source was a chatbot, revealing trust issues in higher education advising.
April 6, 2026
As a kid, at the age of 10, Marty Schiff’s dad gave him a Kodak Brownie movie camera, and that led to a lifetime of creating stories on film. He spent his summers with that camera, making eight-millimeter movies, with a camera that taught him how to thread a projector, change the film in a closet, and tell stories with the medium he loved. “I always wanted to go to Hollywood,” Schiff says. So later he did, with $200 in his pocket, and began a career that has spanned acting, directing, producing—pretty much everything with the exception of costumes (“I’m not really good with a sewing machine,” he says).
March 26, 2026
The Cincinnati Enquirer spoke with Anne Lofaso, professor in the UC College of Law, about what the law says about reasonable accommodations for employees and how remote work might be part of the conversation.
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost
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