Contributed on behalf of Leslie W. Lewis, Dean, School of Humanities and Sciences
The School of Humanities and Sciences and the Provost’s office will be co-sponsoring a pilot program that will offer two Pre-Doctoral Diversity Fellowships to graduate students in one of four fields within the Humanities and Sciences: art history, anthropology, sociology, speech communication.
The Pre-Doctoral Diversity Fellowship at Ithaca College supports promising scholars who are committed to diversity in the academy in order to better prepare them for tenure track appointments within liberal arts or comprehensive colleges/universities.
Eligibility: Prior to August 15, 2010, the fellow must be advanced to candidacy at his or her home institution with an approved dissertation proposal. Preference will be given to those candidates in the final writing stages of their dissertation. The fellow must be a citizen of the U.S. or have credentials verifying that he or she has permission to be employed in the U.S.
Terms of fellowship: this fellowship is for the academic year August 15, 2010 to May 31, 2011 and is non-renewable. The fellow will receive a $20,000 stipend, housing or a housing allowance of $8000, $5000 in research support, office space, and access to Ithaca College and Cornell University libraries. The fellow will teach one course in the fall semester and one course in the spring semester. The fellow will be invited to speak about her/his dissertation research in relevant classes and at special events at Ithaca College.
Criteria for awarding fellowship:
- Superior academic achievement and promise in the candidate’s chosen field of study
- Commitment to teaching excellence
- Sustained engagement with issues pertinent to communities that are underrepresented in the American professoriate.
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