IIE Faculty Writing Retreat
[For Faculty]
The IIE Faculty Writing Retreat is a three-day overnight retreat experience that provides faculty with a focused and tranquil place to write. The goals are to:
- provide a space to support faculty with their writing obligations;
- create opportunities for cross-school collaboration and networking with scholars dedicated to inclusive excellence; and,
- develop IIE’s network of scholar partnerships.
This year’s Faculty Writing Retreat will take place at the Connors Retreat Center in Dover, MA. The program will begin on March 16 at 9:00 a.m. and end on March 18 at 3:30 p.m.
All Tufts faculty are invited to apply by January 30, 2026. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as spaces are limited.
2025 Outcomes
Participants had 15 hours and 45 minutes of uninterrupted writing time, in addition to writing strategy workshops, opportunities for writing-related support, and community-building activities. Participants reported the retreat:
- supported with their writing obligations (91% strongly agree; 9% agree),
- helped build connections with faculty across schools different than their own (82% strongly agree; 18% agree), and
- provided them with an overall good experience (91% strongly agree; 9% agree).
Testimonials from the 2025 Cohort
“This is a unique and invaluable experience that I think needs to be available again for scholars in the academy. Being around ambitious, accomplished, and beginning faculty in various disciplines is rare. The ability to rest, write, and unwind with colleagues across various walks of life is amazing. I am so happy I attended, I got a lot of work done, maximized my time during break, and felt accomplished.”
“The retreat allowed me to complete an analysis using a new method, submit to a conference & start a manuscript I’ve been avoiding. I’m incredibly grateful for the protected time to dive more deeply into my own work, but also do so in community with wonderful [colleagues] from across Tufts, many of whom I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to meet otherwise! Genuinely feeling re-inspired and refreshed.”
“This writing retreat was an incredible chance to dive into a writing project that I hadn’t had time for previously, surrounded by beautiful scenery, with the company of supportive colleagues, with all meals taken care of, and very thoughtful programming — a real treat!"