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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.
For More Information:
FDI Teaching Scholars Summer Program Information Page
FDI Teaching Scholars Summer Program Application
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Our public reception of the
2008 Douglass Summer Teaching Scholars will be announced!! |
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