The ADVANCE Program for Inclusive Excellence aims to transform the institutional culture of our university by facilitating networks, offering individual mentoring and support, and providing information and strategic opportunities for women faculty in all areas of academia.  As part of our program, we are pleased to announce the first cohort of ADVANCE professors, distinguished women faculty of all disciplines who will act as mentors for junior women faculty members in their colleges as well as serving as role models for all college women.  ADVANCE Professors will work with department chairs, deans, and promotion and tenure committeers to transform local values and belief about women academics, and put resources, policies, and practices in place to invest in their professional growth.

The ADVANCE Professors for the first term include the following:
Rajshree Agarwal - Robert H. Smith School of Business
Jane Clark - School of Public Health
Allison Druin - College of Information Studies
Carol Espy-­Wilson - A. James Clark School of Engineering
Alison Flatau - A. James Clark School of Engineering
Marie Howland - School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Cindy Moss - College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Debra Neubert - College of Education
Mary Ann Ottinger - College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Martha Nell Smith - College of Arts and Humanities
Linda Steiner - Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Konstantina Trivisa - College of Computer, Mathematical andNatural Sciences
Ruth Zambrana - College of Arts and Humanities

The campus-wide ADVANCE Program for Inclusive Excellence is supported through the National Science Foundation and in-kind contributions from the University of Maryland.

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