Diversity in the Curriculum: An Introduction to Inclusive Teaching Principles

Part 1: Friday, December 2, 2016, 1-3 p.m.
Part 2: Friday, December 16, 2016, 1-3 p.m.
Location: Multipurpose Room 7 in the University Rec Center

This workshop is open to all full-time U of M faculty and instructors. Attendance at both sessions is required. (Capacity 16 participants) 


Register today! 

The Institute for Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy (IDEA), a unit of the Office for Equity and Diversity, and the Center for Educational Innovation invite full-time faculty/instructors to participate in this two-part workshop with the goal of revising their courses to integrate inclusive teaching principles. Facilitated by Dr. Anita Gonzalez, Center for Educational Innovation, and Prof. Sean Garrick, College of Science and Engineering and IDEA Faculty Development Fellow, this workshop introduces participants to an inclusive teaching framework that addresses classroom climate, teaching/learning methods, and course content. This foundational workshop promotes course design and class sessions that address a diversity of student needs.

Part 1 provides faculty/instructors with an inclusive teaching framework.
Part 2 partners faculty/instructors with a team leader and colleagues from similar fields to provide feedback and generate ideas for targeted changes in a course.

After Part 2, participants will revise their syllabus or syllabus section. Participants will apply workshop ideas for redesigning assignments, learning activities, and course content.

Faculty/instructors who complete both parts of the workshop and turn in a revised syllabus will receive a $250 stipend for future professional development. Funds will be transferred to the participant's Professional Development EFS account.

Additional Resources
Post-docs, graduate student instructors, and TAs are invited to join the Teaching Assistant Professional Development Program.
Faculty may also be interested in OED Faculty Development Workshops.
The University community is invited to OED Education & Training. 

CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON RACE AND ETHNICITY IN SOCIETY (CRRES) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP, INDIANA UNIVERSITY

CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON RACE AND ETHNICITY IN SOCIETY (CRRES) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP, INDIANA UNIVERSITY

http://crres.indiana.edu/postdoc/ -- VISIT FOR FAQS AND MORE INFO

Indiana University, Bloomington is pleased to accept applications for the CRRES Postdoctoral Fellowship for scholars studying race and ethnicity from a broad range of social science and humanities fields, including (but not limited to) African American Studies, American Studies, Asian American Studies, Anthropology, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, Economics, Geography, Gender Studies, History, Native American Studies, Latino Studies, Media and Communications, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, and Sociology. These fellowships are designed to nurture the academic careers of new scholars by providing opportunities to pursue research while gaining teaching experience and mentoring from CRRES affiliates and faculty in host departments. Strong applicants will demonstrate evidence of scholarship potentially competitive for tenure-track appointments at Indiana University and other research universities.

Terms of Agreement 

Fellows are expected to pursue research, teach one course during each year of residency, and participate in CRRES as well as host department activities and seminars. These two-year positions begin on August 1, 2017 and end on May 31, 2019, at a 10-month annual salary of $51,500. Postdoctoral fellows will also receive Indiana University health benefits and $3,000 each year in research support.

Application Process 

We invite applications from qualified candidates at the beginning of their academic careers who do not yet hold tenure-track academic positions. Candidates must have a Ph.D. and those who do not hold a Ph.D. but expect to by June 30, 2016 must provide a letter from the chair of their dissertation committee, confirming the timeline for completion. All applicants must file their dissertations no later than June 30, 2017. Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, research statement (3,000 words describing dissertation project, work in progress, professional goals, plans for publication, and proposed major field[s] of teaching), writing sample, and three letters of reference. 

Applicants may also submit materials demonstrating their aptitude as teachers. We prefer that applications be submitted online at: http://indiana.peopleadmin.com. 

Materials sent by mail or any questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to: Prof. Dina Okamoto, Search Committee Chair, Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society, Indiana University - Schuessler Institute for Social Research 209, 1022 E. Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 or crres@indiana.edu. 

Applications received by November 10, 2016 at 11:59 pm EST will receive full consideration. Information about the center can be found at: http://crres.indiana.edu.

Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. 

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL - NATIONAL CENTER of FACULTY DEVELOPMENT MEMBERSHIP

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL encourages all graduate students to take join and take advantage of the University of Minnesota’s institutional membership with the National Center of Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD).

NCFDD delivers a variety of virtual career development and mentoring resources for graduate students. Because the University of Minnesota is now an institutional member, they can access these resources at no cost (the normal cost for an individual membership would be $240/year per graduate student).

Below are instructions for activating membership with NCFDD:

1. Visit www.FacultyDiversity.org/UMN
2. Fill in registration information at the bottom of the page
3. Complete the registration process
4. Users will receive a welcome email within 24 business hours confirming that the account is active 

We know that graduate students are looking for more career development resources, and believe that the University of Minnesota's institutional membership in NCFDD will be useful for many of them as they explore options and make decisions about their futures.

For more information about our institutional membership with NCFDD contact Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs Rebecca Ropers-Huilman at ncfdd@umn.edu or visit the University of Minnesota's NCFDD webpage. 

THE MOORE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH APPRENTICE PROGRAM (MURAP) APPLICATIONS OPEN

Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program

APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 10, 2017

The Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (MURAP) is a paid summer fellowship designed to foster the entrance of talented students from diverse backgrounds within the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts into graduate school and faculty positions in U.S. colleges and universities. More broadly, the program seeks to increase the number of students of color, and others who demonstrate a commitment to diversity and to eradicating racial disparities, who will pursue graduate work and hold faculty appointments within the academy. The program serves the related goals of providing role models for all youth and structuring campus environments so that they will be more conducive to improved racial and ethnic relations. MURAP aims to achieve its mission by identifying and supporting students of great promise and helping them to become scholars of the highest distinction.
Each summer, the program brings a cohort of 20 undergraduates (rising juniors and seniors) from colleges and universities in the U.S. to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus for an intensive, ten-week research experience.


Summer Research Experience:

Students are expected to develop a 20-25 page research project under the guidance of a UNC faculty mentor with whom they are paired according to areas of study and research interests. In addition to meetings with their faculty mentor, students will attend all components of the program, as follows:

•  a weekly 2-hour seminar where they will present and discuss their research with the entire cohort (all students, faculty mentors, and MURAP staff)
  
•  GRE review course
  
•  biweekly writing and weekly communication skills and professional development
  workshops
  
•  Two-day academic conference
  

Participants will submit their research paper in stages (prospectus, first draft, final draft) with the approval and signature of their faculty mentor. For a student to complete the program successfully and receive the entire stipend, satisfactory conduct, participation in and completion of all activities, and the approved research paper are required. A sample calendar of required activities and deadlines is available on our website.
For their participation in the program, student fellows will receive a stipend of $3900 (MMUF recipients receive their stipend from their home institution), an allowance for meals of $1500 and a travel allowance up to $500 to cover the cost of transportation to and from Chapel Hill. Additionally, students will be provided on-campus housing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the duration of the program.



Eligibility:

Program applicants should be mindful that MURAP offers an intensive research experience that requires a substantial commitment of time, intellectual resources and effort. Therefore, students may not be employed or take classes while enrolled in the program. Student fellows are selected based on a variety of factors that may include their academic promise; clarity and quality of their statement of research interests; availability of a suitable mentor; their demonstrated commitment to increasing opportunities for underrepresented students of color in academic settings in the fields designated above; serious intent to pursue the PhD (as opposed to a professional degree) in the target areas; and willingness and ability to participate in all aspects of MURAP.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. Permanent residents, U.S. nationals or have received protected status, must have completed at least four semesters of undergraduate study, and must have at least one semester (a minimum of 12 credit hours) of undergraduate work remaining when they enter MURAP.
In completing the statement of research interests included in the application, students must demonstrate clearly their interest in and suitability for the program given MURAP's mission and selection criteria. For more information about the program, the applicable fields of interest, and to learn how to apply please visit MURAP’s website http://www.murap.unc.edu. 


To access an application, or for additional information about MURAP, please visit our website at http://www.murap.unc.edu or contact Ashley Lee, Program Coordinator, at murap@unc.edu.

TORSKE KLUBBEN FELLOWSHIP

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL is pleased to announce applications for the Torske Klubben Fellowships For Minnesota Residents are now open. The Fellowship provides support for students with high academic achievement who show great promise of becoming leaders in their chosen profession. The Torske Klubben of Minneapolis, whose members, being of Norwegian ancestry, are interested in fostering relationships between Norway and America, supports the Fellowship. Applicants do not have to be of Norwegian ancestry but do have to explain their interest in or connection to Norway and its culture. Click here for more information and to apply.

OFFICE of HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES to STUDENTS

THE OFFICE of HUMAN RESOURCES is pleased to share announce that each Wednesday beginning November 2, 2016, an HR consultant from Graduate Assistant Services and Student Employment Programs will have walk-in services assistance for students at 200 Donhowe Building, 319 15^th Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN  55455 from 8:00 AM-4:00 PM­, in addition to their daily office hours in the West Bank Office Building. They are offering this expanded service to assist students with questions related to employment, work-study, or graduate assistant benefits.

Joe Whitson awarded 2016 Joseph J. Kwiat award for best ASA conference paper

Joe Whitson was awarded the American Studies Department's 2016 Joseph J. Kwiat award for the best U of M American Studies grad student conference paper presented at ASA for his paper entitled, "The Dorothy Molter Museum: Collective Memory, Ojibwe Homelands, and Narratives of Wilderness".