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Faculty Resources and Opportunities

These links offer an overview of the resources and opportunities available to faculty members and their students within the Five College consortium.

Executive Director Neal Abraham
The new executive director of Five Colleges brings an background of higher education leadership and collaboration.

Five College facts
(Link to 5C facts page when it’s live)

Mission and History
Collaboration among the campuses dates back to the 1950s.

Cross registration within the Five College Interchange
The Five College Interchange allows students to enroll in courses at any of the five campuses without paying additional fees.

Academic Programs
Five Colleges, Inc., coordinates dozens of departments, centers, programs and other areas of academic collaboration.

Meal Exchange
When attending class on another campus, students who are on meal plan on their home campus can eat for no additional charge.

Professional Development and Funding
Staffing assistance and financial support are available for faculty collaborations.

Joint Appointments and Faculty Exchanges
Faculty may call one campus home while teaching on two or more campuses.
Joint Faculty Appointments
Faculty Exchange

Support for faculty partners
Five Colleges supports faculty partners with these programs:
Associates Program
Academic Career Network

Fellowship Program
Year-long residencies support doctoral students from under-represented groups who are completing their dissertations.

Libraries
The 9 million holdings of the campus libraries are open to all Five Colleges students, faculty and staff, accessible through an online catalog.

Information Technology
The Five College Fiber Optic Network offers campuses and their host towns advanced networking capability.

Community Outreach
Programs such as the Five College/Public School Partnership, Center for East Asian Studies, Community-Based Learning and Learning in Retirement reach out to area communities.

Additional Five College Resources and Collaborations

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