The Office of Research and Creative Scholarship has been spotlighting faculty on Twitter. Follow @Emerson_ORCS to see our posts tagged with #EC_FacultySpotlight.
If you have new creative or scholarly work that you would like to share and would like to be spotlighted, or know of a faculty colleague who we should recognize, you may email us at orcs@emerson.edu.
The Office of Research and Creative Scholarship congratulates recipients of the 2022 Presidential Fund for Curricular Innovation (PFCI): Curriculum Internationalization and Inclusive Excellence Studio award. The following faculty and their projects have been accepted into the Studio:
As a member of the studio, each faculty member will receive a stipend of $1,200 for creating new curriculum. Faculty members selected for the Studio will have the opportunity to apply for further funding for project-related expenses.
About the PFCI: Internationalization, diversity, and Inclusion are major priorities for Emerson. Emerson’s Strategic Plan defines Internationalization as the commitment to “mutually beneficial engagement with the global society in which we participate, and to ensuring that all members of our community are prepared to thrive in that society.” Similarly, Emerson’s dedication to Diversity and Inclusion is rooted in the belief that “institutional and academic excellence are not possible without full engagement with diversity across all areas of the College.” The President’s Fund for Curricular Innovation supports Emerson’s commitment to internationalizing and diversifying the curriculum of the College, as well as the implementation of inclusive pedagogical approaches in the classroom Each year, faculty are invited to submit proposal projects for acceptance to the Curriculum Internationalization and Inclusion Studio. The goals of the Studio are to:
The PFCI and Curriculum and Internationalization and Inclusion Studio are jointly overseen by Dr. Anthony Pinder, Vice Provost Internationalization & Equity, and Dr. Tuesda Roberts, Director of Faculty Development and Diversity. The PFCI is sponsored by The Office of the President.
Black Public Media, MIT Open Documentary Lab, and MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology are seeking applicants for the MIT & Black Public Media Visiting Artist Program to support Black creatives who use emerging technology as their medium for documentary and nonfiction storytelling.
Typically participants are filmmakers, artists, journalists, or creative technologists, and the OpenDocLab and Black Public Media communities are primarily composed of storytellers. The mission of this joint program is to support and develop the emerging-tech storytelling skills of a maker who is underrepresented within creative technology industries and bring Visiting Artists into community with like-minded storytellers.
This is a 9-month independent study program from September 2022 to May 2023. Recipients have the option to do the program remotely or in person at MIT. This is an individual application, and both full-time and part-time faculty are eligible to apply. The deadline to apply is July 7, 2022.
More information, including how to apply, can be found here:
The National Endowment for the Humanities has announced its annual Summer Stipends fellowship competition for 2022. The NEH deadline for eligible proposal submissions is Wednesday, September 21. The award amount is $6,000 beginning May 1, 2023.
From the NEH web site:
The National Endowment for the Humanities’ Summer Stipends program aims to stimulate new research in the humanities and its publication. The program works to accomplish this goal by:
Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months. NEH funds may support recipients’ compensation, travel, and other costs related to the proposed scholarly research.
NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS
For those of you who may be considering applying, please note that Emerson may nominate two tenured and/or tenure-track facultymembers to apply for the award. Because of this limitation, it is necessary for Emerson to review all potential submissions in an internal limited submission process. Applications submitted by tenured/tenure-track faculty without a nomination will automatically be rejected by the sponsor.
THE LIMITED SUBMISSION PROCESS
On or before Friday, August 19, potential applicants must complete the Application Form for Provost’s Nomination via Google Forms. Applicants must include a one-paragraph summary of their proposed project for review by the Provost.
By September 2, after review by the Provost, nominations will be announced by the Office of Academic Affairs. The nominees will then have the opportunity to complete their proposals in time for submission to the NEH by its September 21 deadline.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: Applications to NEH are submitted via Grants.gov. ORCS will assist the nominees with this process.
FURTHER INFORMATION: To find more information about the program, including a previously recorded webinar in which NEH staff answer questions from potential applicants, click on this link. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Eric Asetta or Diana Potter.
The Office of Research and Creative Scholarship has been spotlighting faculty on Twitter. Follow @Emerson_ORCS to see our posts tagged with #EC_FacultySpotlight.
If you have new creative or scholarly work that you would like to share and would like to be spotlighted, or know of a faculty colleague who we should recognize, you may email us at orcs@emerson.edu.
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