HigherEd+
Center for
Faculty Excellence

EMPOWER YOUR FACULTY TO LEAD

The HigherEd+ Center for Faculty Excellence partners with innovative universities to promote faculty success, boost job satisfaction, and enhance productivity across research, teaching, and service. An institutional membership to the Center directly supports faculty to meet key benchmark criteria in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications and the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. Faculty have 24/7 access to a comprehensive suite of professional development and career advancement resources, curated for both tenure track as well as adjunct instructors. Featuring a growing library of 150+ courses and 30+ digital badge microcredentials that integrate seamlessly into your existing LMS, the Center contains exclusive programs for early-, mid-, and late-career faculty members on dozens of critical skillsets ranging from leadership and student supervision best practices, to scaling peer-reviewed research output, to maximizing grant dollars awarded. Live Mentorship Masterminds offer a supportive community for networking, goal-setting, and milestone tracking.

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Why Universities Upgrade to HigherEd+?

Comparison table showing HigherEd+ features versus other platforms.

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Feature Comparison: HigherEd+ versus Other Platforms
Feature	HigherEd+	Other Platforms
TYPE of Professional Development Platform	Integrates Directly into Your LMS or SSO	Third-Party Platform (Lower Use and Privacy)
QUALITY of Faculty Development Courses	Professional In-Studio Filmings	Dubbed PPTs and Recorded Zooms
REAL-TIME Access to Faculty Usage Data	Yes	No
MORE Digital Badge Microcredentials	Yes	No
LARGER Faculty Development Course Library	Yes	No
AUTO-MAP Faculty IDPs or PIPs to Courses	Yes	No
FREQUENT Updates to Course Content	Yes	No
NO COST Faculty Communities of Practice	Yes	No
NO COST Dept Chair Communities of Practice	Yes	No
10+ LANGUAGES for International Faculty	Yes	No
BROADER RANGE of Course Instructors	Yes	No

UNLIMITED ACCESS TO 150+ COURSES

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How to Use AI Tools to Prepare a Syllabus for University Instructors

Master Class 0n Grant writing best practices

Classroom Management & Advanced Pedagogical Techniques in Higher Education

How to Prepare a Successful Tenure Dossier

Service & Leadership Best Practices for University Faculty

Building Mentorship & Student Supervision Skills for University Faculty

How to write a journal article in the humanities

How to Survive & Thrive as a Department Chair

How to Navigate the University Administrator Hiring Process

How to Develop Leadership Skills and Competencies in University Administration

Asynchronous Online Education Best Practices for Instructors

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Transform Your IDP or PIP into a Structured & Trackable Action Plan Tailored to Your Goals

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25+ DIGITAL BADGE PROGRAMS

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First Year Faculty
(10 Modules, 19 Hours)

Tenure Track Success
(4 Modules, 9 Hours)

Late-Career FacultyLEGACY
(5 Modules, 3 hours)

Mid-Career FacultyIGNITE
(5 Modules, 4 Hours)

Adjunct Faculty
(6 Modules, 7 Hours)

Higher Ed Teaching
(6 Modules, 7 Hours)

Academic Leadership
(8 Modules, 12 Hours)

Emotional Wellness
(9 Modules, 9 Hours)

Fundamentals of AI
(10 Modules, 6 Hours)

College Teaching with AI
(5 Modules, 4 Hours)

Scholarly Publishing with AI
(10 Modules, 5 Hours)

Grant Writing with AI
(3 Modules, 2 Hours)

Grant Writing
(6 Modules, 11 Hours)

Journal Articles (Social Sciences)
(12 Modules, 20 Hours)

Journal Articles (Life Sciences)
(12 Modules, 20 Hours)

Journal Articles (Humanities)
(3 Modules, 6 Hours)

Guest Editing Special Issues
(3 Modules, 4 Hours)

Academic Books
(6 Modules, 12 Hours)

Conference Presentations
(3 Modules, 4 Hours)

Science Communication
(5 Modules, 8 Hours)

Translational Research
(3 Modules, 5 Hours)

Media Training
(7 Modules, 10 Hours)

ESL Academic Writing
(1 Module, 6 Hours)

Financial Literacy
(4 Modules, 4 Hours)

Research Methods
(8 Modules, 10 Hours)

Statistical Analysis
(8 Modules, 12 Hours)

Advanced Statistical Analysis
(8 Modules, 9 Hours)

Training Development
(2 Modules, 4 Hours)

Academia to Industry
(8 Modules, 11 Hours)

TESTIMONIALS

-Richard, Tenured Professor

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“Becoming a member of HigherEd+ has been one of the best decisions of my professional career. It gave me access to not just continuing professional development opportunities but also a supportive community of fellow post-tenure faculty for mentorship and peer support. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!”

-Richard, Tenured Professor

-Kathleen, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

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“HigherEd+ has helped us streamline faculty development across our colleges. The badge-aligned courses and facilitator materials have made the lives of our Department Chairs easier – it’s simpler now to host more trainings for faculty on high-demand topics like inclusive teaching, AI, and mentorship.”

-Kathleen, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

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