Each year the Future Professoriate Program (FPP) sponsors a professional development conference for FPP participants and faculty at Syracuse University and nearby schools.
May 13-14, 2026
Allyn Lodge Skaneateles, NY
The free conference will feature a full slate of FPP-themed programming and opportunities to engage with faculty from SU and diverse regional institutions in a relaxed environment.
Programming includes a combination of plenary and concurrent sessions that address multiple facets of graduate student and early-career faculty life. Common session topics include teaching strategies, job search preparation, the grad-student-to-faculty transition, grant seeking, academic publication, and more.
Past conference programs and keynote videos are below.
FPP Conference Program 2025 (PDF)
FPP Conference Program 2024 (PDF)
- Video: Keynote address – Political Interference, Academic Freedom, and Shared Governance: Lessons from Florida and Beyond, Afshan Jafar, Sociology, Connecticut College
FPP Conference Program 2023 (PDF)
FPP Conference Program 2022 (PDF)
FPP Conference Program 2021(PDF)
- Video: Keynote address – Thriving in a Diverse and Inclusive Academy, Lena Hill, Dean of the College, Washington and Lee University
- Video: Keynote address – The Two Cultures of Higher Education and Their Impact on Academic Freedom, Dean Jeffrey Buller, Leadership and Professional Development, Florida Atlantic University
- Video: Keynote address – The Entrepreneurial Professor, Prof. George Justice, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University
- Video: Keynote address – We Are All the Corporate University, Matthew Huber, Geography, Syracuse University