Announcements

Colleagues, Following my Academic Priorities message on September 8, 2026, I’m writing to confirm the dates of our fall Academic Affairs forums. The campus AI Task Force has completed its work and proposed new AI learning outcomes. The public presentation on the work of this task force will take place on September 22, 2026, from 3 to 4 p.m. in

Colleagues, Welcome back. As we begin a new academic year, thank you for the many ways you contribute to the success of our students and to the momentum UMass Dartmouth is experiencing. As Chancellor Fuller noted in his welcome message, we begin the year from a position of considerable strength. Our academic programs, research, and faculty are receiving growing national

Dear Colleagues,   I hope you had a relaxing and productive summer. As we kick off the 2026-27 academic year, I also want to draw your attention to important resources and guidelines for faculty, including a required action.   Faculty Instructional Responsibilities – Outlines faculty expectations related to teaching in the spring semester. Guidelines for Syllabus Development and Content – presents current

  Good morning and welcome back, Please find attached a memo regarding Faculty Instructional Responsibilities. Thanks for your consideration, and my best wishes for a successful and productive Fall semester.  Ramprasad Balasubramanian  Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Dear Colleagues, I am writing to share that Dean Nancy Godleski is no longer serving as Dean of the Library. On behalf of the University, I would like to thank Nancy for her dedicated service and leadership of the Library over the last three years. During her tenure, she helped advance the Library’s mission of supporting teaching, learning, research, and

Dear Colleagues,    Once again, as part of the University’s on-going efforts to enhance the intellectual climate of the campus and build intellectual community, the Provost’s Office will provide financial support of up to $1,000 per academic year to individual academic departments or programs, or two or more departments/programs working together, for a departmental program seminar series for their faculty

Faculty Leadership Opportunities In the interest of transparency and equitable opportunity, the Provost’s Office is committed to regularly posting leadership openings, so that all faculty have the opportunity to apply and engage in academic leadership. We are pleased to announce a campus-wide call for two key faculty leadership roles: a Student Support Faculty Coordinator and a Faculty Director for Career

Dear Faculty and Staff, It is our pleasure to announce that Dr. Sukalyan Sengupta, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been named as UMass Dartmouth’s recipient of the prestigious 2026 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Sengupta exemplifies the very best of UMass Dartmouth’s teaching mission through his application of evidence-based pedagogy with practical assessment to deepen engineering learning. Over

Dear Faculty and Staff, Good news! The U.S. Department of Justice has granted universities a one-year extension to meet accessibility compliance requirements. This doesn’t mean we stop our efforts to make all digital content ADA compliant – it just means we have a little more time to become fully compliant. Our expectation is that we will continue to remediate current content

Dear Colleagues, The Office of the Provost, in partnership with the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Engaged Scholarship and Creative Activities Grant. This internal seed funding initiative supports faculty research and creative activity that meaningfully engages with and benefits our broader community. This year’s awardees exemplify the power of faculty scholarship