Announcements and News
National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)
Ãļ§Ö±²¥ is an institutional member of the NCFDD, allowing free access to many excellent
professional development tools such as these upcoming webinars: on Monday, Feb. 3; and on Thursday, Feb. 13.
The Weller Room and Lending Library (LIB 212)
This space devoted to CLTL events is also available as a (quiet) workspace weekday
mornings from 9 a.m. to noon. Folks participating in the Scholarly/Creative Endeavors
(SCE) work groups are encouraged to use this space, which is stocked with coffee,
tea, condiments, cleaning supplies, and paper products, before meetings. All faculty
have swipe access; those without access who are participating in SCE work groups should contact Erin Hogan to activate their IDs. Submit a request online to reserve the space for events that advance the CLTL mission. The room also has a Lending Library with texts on critical pedagogical studies,
navigating higher education, DEIJAB in the classroom, and UDL. Books may be signed
out for up to one semester.
Supporting Effective Learning Environments:  Resources for Faculty
Over the past two years, members of the Working Group for Inclusive Teaching (supported
by a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute) worked to broadly understand
the campus’s values around teaching and learning. The seven guiding principles for
effective learning environments have been endorsed by CEPP and include: (1) Transparent
and intentional design, (2) exploring concepts and practices across theoretical, cultural,
and/or social differences, (3) fostering belonging, (4) ongoing pedagogical and professional
growth and development by faculty and staff, (5) acknowledging and working to alleviate
the impact of structural inequities on learning, and (6) promoting equitable access
to learning. They have developed an extensive annotated bibliography to support faculty who would like new ways to incorporate guiding principles in their
teaching.
Student Support Services
In addition to the in-person services provided by t³ó±ð Counseling Center&²Ô²ú²õ±è;— Ãļ§Ö±²¥ provides teletherapy services offered through BetterMynd. Students have up to 12 sessions of teletherapy per academic year. In addition, students
will be able to access up to three group skill-building workshops per year. T³ó±ð Student Assessment and Intervention Group (SAIG) remains a resource to share non-emergency concerns about your students (e.g., attendance).
You may find t³ó±ð .
Funding for new Black Studies courses
We are pleased to announce that due to the generous support of the Mellon Foundation
— for a three-year grant: Africana Studies and the Humanities at Ãļ§Ö±²¥: Transnational
Explorations in Social Justice — we are able to offer stipends of $1,000 to faculty
who successfully create courses cross-listed with the Black Studies Program (BST). Note
that in order to be compensated, you need to submit a  to the BST Advisory Board by Nov. 1, 2024, as well as a proposal to Curriculum Committee
(CC) by Dec. 15, 2024. Stipends cannot be distributed for courses already counting
toward the Black studies minor; however, they could include existing courses with significant
revisions. For additional support in developing a course for BST, consider joining
one of t³ó±ð Racial Justice Learning Communities offered each semester and piloting the course for the Racial Justice Teaching Challenge.
For additional information, please contact the co-PIs, Professor and Director of Black
Studies Winston Grady-Willis and Professor of American Studies and CLTL Director Beck Krefting.
LGBTQIA+ Web Resources
Check out instructional materials for students, staff, and faculty on how to be an
ally to LGBTQIA+ folks (e.g., questionnaires for the classroom, a list of appropriate terminology, best practices for making LGBTQIA+ folks feel a
sense of belonging on campus, web resources, and a fun video featuring our students).