Announcements

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

Dear Colleagues,  As a follow-up to our December 2025 communication, we are writing to remind you of a significant change that may impact the digital assets you rely on to teach.    Federal accessibility regulations, which take effect on April 24, 2026, require public colleges and universities to align their websites and digital content with WCAG 2 accessibility standards. This includes all content on UMassd.edu, as well as the Canvas sites and course materials that students use in your classes. These new

Dear UMass Dartmouth Faculty and Staff,   As the end of the semester approaches, I write to provide you with important updates regarding academic technologies.   Enterprise AI CITS and the Provost’s Office are pleased to announce that the UMassD GenAI platform, a dedicated service for UMass Dartmouth faculty and staff to explore leading AI tools in a secure, customized environment

2025 Fall Update As we approach the end of the fall semester, I am writing to share an update from the Office of the Provost, highlighting key academic initiatives and ongoing efforts to support student success and faculty excellence. I am also delighted to report that we have launched searches for 33 faculty lines across all colleges and schools. I

For several years, UMass Dartmouth has employed Instructional Designers in CITS.  These instructional designers have supported faculty in the use of instructional technologies across all teaching and learning environments. However, the work of Instructional Designers extends beyond the use of technology in teaching to providing professional development to faculty and supporting our students in all modes of instruction.  Instructional design