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The Frederick Douglass Teaching Scholars Program
THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS INSTITUTE
AT WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
MISSION
The Frederick Douglass
Institute of West Chester University has been an agency for innovative
educational programming for a decade by using the extraordinary historical
relationship with Frederick Douglass, the great abolitionist and orator who
gave his last public lecture on the campus just 19 days before he died on
February 20, 1895.Since the discovery of this relationship in the early
1990’s, the Institute has used the life and times of Douglass as a catalyst to
bring about educational reform. Our themes are essentially multicultural: to
examine the questions of learning and teaching by using race, class, gender,
and ethnicity as critical points of departure. Our human example is Frederick
Douglass who, at a time in 19th century America when chattel
slavery attempted to limit his choices, spent a lifetime trumpeting the
empowering and liberating spirit of education.
TEACHING Scholars
Since 1996
West Chester University, through the Office of the Provost, has offered
teaching opportunities to graduate students entering the final year of
terminal degree programs and preparing to be college teachers. The purpose of
the position is to attract graduate students from historically
underrepresented and underserved populations. Students selected will teach one
course during a five-week term.
This program
is designed to give these graduate students teaching experience and to explore
employment opportunities with this University, which is committed to cultural
diversity. This is in keeping with the spirit of Douglass’ life of public
service and the University’s mission to be a source of encouragement to the
African American, Native American, Hispanic American, and Asian American
communities.
Requirements
Minimum
requirements: Master’s degree completed or equivalent and currently enrolled
in a terminal degree program; academic background in one of the fields taught
at West Chester University; and at least three favorable letters of
recommendation from faculty or professionals in the student’s field, including
the student’s adviser. Preferred: experience teaching or as a teaching
assistant. Scholars will be compensated as adjunct faculty, according to the
University’s collective bargaining agreement. Scholars are expected to live in
on-campus housing in an apartment that will be provided at no charge and to
participate in campus activities.
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