Northwestern University

The Northwestern University Recruitment to Transform Under-Representation and achieve Equity (NURTURE) Program seeks to accelerate institutional culture change toward inclusive excellence through innovative institutional initiatives in hiring, mentoring, promotion and tenure, evaluation, and institutional accountability to ensure that all faculty can thrive. NURTURE aims to hire early career faculty in these “Cells to Communities” research areas: Cancer, Cardiovascular and Brain, Mind and Behavior.

FIRST Cohort Leadership

The FIRST Cohort leaders believe in Northwestern’s commitment to supporting the success of this community of scientists by nurturing an institutional culture of inclusive excellence.

Melissa Simon, MD, MPH

Director of Northwestern University’s Center for Health Equity Transformation

Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc

Vice Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at Feinberg School of Medicine

Eric Perreault, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Research in the McCormick School of Engineering

FIRST Cohort Faculty

The NURTURE faculty positions announcement will be posted soon. Please direct questions to the NURTURE team.

FIRST Cohort News

September 25, 2022November 7, 2022

The National Institutes of Health awarded a $16 million grant to Northwestern for supporting underrepresented faculty recruitment

The National Institutes of Health awarded a $16 million grant to Northwestern to fund hiring more faculty to research cancer, cardiovascular and brain and behavioral… Continue Reading

September 20, 2022November 7, 2022

Northwestern Receives $16 Million Grant to Support Faculty Recruitment and Equity

A transformative grant awarded to Northwestern totaling $16 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aims to disrupt systemic barriers that… Continue Reading

September 20, 2022November 7, 2022

Grant will help support underrepresented faculty recruitment and equity

A transformative grant awarded to Northwestern University totaling $16 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aims to disrupt systemic barriers… Continue Reading

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NURTURE
NURTURE is a collaborative initiative among Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, McCormick School of Engineering, and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

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