Sherilynn Black, the current director of the Duke Office of Biomedical Graduate Diversity, has been named the newly created associate vice provost for faculty development, said Abbas Benmamoun, the vice provost for faculty advancement this week.
In a message to Duke faculty, Benmamoun said Black will be responsible for faculty development and success, including mentoring, support for pre-tenure and mid-career faculty, career pathways and professional development for non-tenure system faculty, and resources and programs for developing an inclusive climate within our academic units.
She will start the new position on Nov. 1.
Black is an assistant professor of the practice of medical education. She has been director of the Office of Biomedical Graduate Diversity since its establishment in 2010. In that role, she worked with units within the School of Medicine to identify highly promising and talented scientists, created administrative systems and programs to support faculty, and put in place effective mentoring programs and built partnerships with the Graduate School, Arts and Sciences, Pratt, the School of Nursing and other units on campus.