The Ivy+ FAN Virtual Colloquia

Since 2020, the Faculty Advancement Network has been hosting virtual dialogues attended by over one thousand faculty and administrative leaders from across the consortium’s member institutions.

Our next series will invite faculty to virtual inquiries that probe and strengthen our understanding of the foundations of the American research university. How do our peculiar institutions work—and how might we better communicate their worth?

Any faculty member, staff member, or administrative leader from FAN member institutions have access to these online sessions. (Faculty from other institutions may register and will be granted access if capacity allows.)

The Current Federal Higher Ed Policy Context:
What Ivy+ Faculty Should Know and Can Do

…featuring Jessie Brown, Executive Vice President, and Peter McDonough, General Counsel, American Council on Education

HIGHER ED FINANCE FOR Ivy+ Faculty

…featuring Bridget Terry Long, Saris Professor of Education and Economics at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor

OTHER COLLOQUIA IN 2025-26

• Trustees & Presidents

  • [10 Oct 25] Governing Boards: Principles, Functions, and Impacts — A Primer for Ivy+ Faculty

  • [6 Nov 25] Trustees: Internal Dynamics, External Pressures, and Faculty Roles

• Faculty Rights & Responsibilities

  • [16 Jan 25] Navigating Tense Moments: Tools for Leading Tough Conversations About Free Speech

  • [29 Jan 26] Campus for All: Foundations of Free Speech & Academic Freedom

  • [6 Feb 26] Terms of Respect: Free Speech, Academic Freedom, and the Faculty

• Policy & Finance

  • [27 Mar 26] The Current Federal Higher Ed Policy Context: What Ivy+ Faculty Should Know and Can Do

  • [2 Apr 26] Higher Ed Finance for Ivy+ Faculty

The 2025-26 Institute on Faculty Voice & Collaborative Leadership

September 2025 - April 2026

Our colloquia are open to all FAN members’ constituents, but the Institute engages 50 Ivy+ Provost Leadership Fellows selected from among the universities in the Faculty Advancement Network for a yearlong program of personal and organizational development.