NYU offers writing support and retreats for faculty at multiple stages of their careers. These are included as part of mentoring programs, or offered separately based on application criteria and availability.
Open Writing Hours. These sessions bring NYU faculty together to collaborate and build community through writing. The CFA provides the designated space, time, refreshments, and camaraderie to help faculty plan, execute, and edit writing projects throughout the semester. Writing hours are drop-in/out, and space is available for conversations and collaborations as well as silent writing time, depending on faculty needs and preferences. See the current schedule.
Writing Consultations. Professor Brett Gary provides faculty with writing and editorial services, including transitioning from dissertation to book manuscript, editing book and article manuscripts, developing book proposals, and practicing book talks and interviews. Professor Gary recently retired after 22 years of teaching in NYU’s Department of Media, Culture, and Communications. His book Dirty Works: Obscenity on Trial in America’s First Sexual Revolution (Stanford University Press) won a Gold Medal in the 2022 Independent Publisher Book Awards for the best book in US History. Make an appointment for a consultation with Professor Gary.
Virtual Writing Café. Through its partnership with Academic Impressions, CFA offers faculty a Virtual Writing Café. This asynchronous, four-part video series, allows faculty to set aside 45-minute sessions of writing time based on convenience and optimal times of day to write.
Easton’s Nook. Faculty writing retreats at Easton’s Nook, a cottage located in a historic section of Newark, New Jersey, are offered by invitation only to ECFI faculty, MCFI faculty, provostial postdocs, and other faculty who participate in the Center for Faculty Advancement (CFA) programs. The retreats are held two to three times per semester, and are fully funded by CFA. Easton’s Nook was founded by Jaqueline Mattis, Dean of Faculty, and Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University. She has over two decades of experience as a researcher, author, journal reviewer, editorial board member, academic administrator, and as co-leader of intensive writing and publication boot camps and workshops for academics. To appreciate how these retreats can stimulate writing, read Judy Pryor-Ramirez’s essay Remembering bell hooks and Ella Turenne, written during a January 2024 retreat at Easton’s Nook.
NYU Faculty Write. This competitive selection program is designed to support faculty in honing their research communication skills, allowing them to join a network of multidisciplinary faculty and receive coaching from media professionals. The NYU Faculty Write program equips faculty with strategies to broaden the impact of their scholarship. Hosted by the Office of the Provost, sessions feature experts from NYU’s Office of Public Affairs and faculty from the NYU Journalism Institute. Stay connected to learn about upcoming opportunities to apply!
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