INTERNATIONAL FACULTY SEMINAR
The 2011 UNCF/Mellon Faculty Seminar took place July 5-17, 2011. The Seminar was held in the city of Salvador, in Bahia, Brazil. Faculty representing Bennett College, Bethune Cookman University, Claflin University, Dillard University, Fisk University, Hampton University, Spelman College, Tougaloo College, Tuskegee University and Xavier University were selected as participants in this Seminar. Faculty from the Steve Biko Institute, CEAO (Centro de Estudos Afro-Orientais) and APNB (Association of Black Brazilian Researchers) in Salvador also participated.
The theme of the 2011 Seminar, facilitated by Dr. Kim D. Butler, Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies, Rutgers University, was “Constructing Women in the African Diaspora: Identities, Culture, and Power”.
Click here for the 2011 Mellon International Faculty Seminar poster
Click here for an article in the Florida Courier featuring two faculty participants of the 2011 UNCF/Mellon Seminar
FACULTY RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Three members of faculty representing Fisk University and Spelman College received Faculty Residency awards. This year, faculty residencies took place during the summer of 2011. These faculty members traveled to Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA and Lisbon, Portugal to complete their residencies.
TEACHING AND LEARNING INSTITUTES
Three Teaching and Learning Institutes were funded for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Hampton University hosted a Teaching and Learning Institute entitled, “Extending a Legacy of International Presence and Outreach- Social Justice and Educational Policy in the 21st Century”
This institute took place August 10-12, 2011 at Hampton University.
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Huston-Tillotson University hosted a Teaching and Learning Institute entitled, “Empowering Faculty with a Student-Centered Pedagogy that Promotes Academic Success”
This institute took place August 11-12, 2011 at Huston-Tillotson University.
Spelman College hosted a Teaching and Learning Institute entitled, “Across the Disciplines and Around the Table: Rethinking Interdisciplinary in Research and Teaching Using Food as a Model”
This Institute took place June 28-29, 2011 at Spelman College.
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