Leadership Toolkit: COVID-19

The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic made visible typically hidden workload disparities among faculty by race/ethnicity, LGBTQ+, and gender as well as blurred lines between work and family, disproportionately impacting those in caregiving roles. The effects are manifest in scholarly productivity and sometimes in teaching evaluations and therefore should be considered in annual faculty reviews as well as in consideration of promotion and tenure, including external reviewer letters. 

• How has COVID affected faculty life? Results from a Limited Survey conducted by the University of Michigan ADVANCE Program 
• What is the impact of COVID on Researchers? Resources from the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs on ways to mitigate potential long-term disparities on evaluations, promotions, and progress. 
• Wondering how to recalibrate evaluations post-pandemic? A presentation from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst ADVANCE program on pros and cons of pandemic interventions and long term strategies to recalibrate evaluation. Several case studies are presented. 
• What are other institutions doing? The National Science Foundation (NSF) Taking Action: COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenge asked institutions to submit their best ideas for systemic solutions to mitigating long-term impacts from the pandemic.  Learn about the winners.