From the Margins to the Center: A Working Group for Underrepresented Faculty, Fall 2024

• Foster ongoing scholarly community among faculty from underrepresented groups, including faculty of color, LGBTQ+ faculty, women in STEM, faculty with disabilities, and international faculty. 
• Discuss structures of exclusion and taxation at work in teaching and institutional processes, as well as their differential impact.
• Connect and share ideas on how to thrive in the classroom and on campus more broadly. 

For the past two academic years, this group has been offered as an ongoing, lasting space for critical discussions and collaboration. Past and new participants from faculty across campus and at any career stage are welcome to join the Fall 2024 working group to continue to build a supportive network on campus. 

During the 2024-2025 academic year, the group will run once in the fall semester and once in the spring semester. Faculty are welcome to participate for one semester during the year. There is funding for 12 faculty for each semester. The call for participation for the spring 2025 semester will be available in December 2024.

• Attend six one-hour sessions led by Dr. Megan Burke- Faculty Fellow for Inclusive Teaching. 
  • Meetings will begin on September 16th on Monday from 12-1pm and will be held each Monday thereafter until Monday, October 21st.
  • The group will be run in HyFlex. Participants can attend in-person or virtually.
• As a collaborative endeavor, the overall goals, aims, and activities will be shaped by participants.
• Faculty participants will earn a $1,000 stipend for successful completion of the working group.

From the Margins to the Center Working Group Interest Form

Questions? Contact Dr. Megan Burke, CTET Faculty Fellow for Inclusive Teaching (burkemeg@sonoma.edu)