Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a call for applications from Senate faculty to join the Provost’s Teaching for Equity & Inclusion Faculty Course, which will be offered this Spring 2025.
This course is designed to raise awareness of potential inequities both faculty and students face when engaged in the process of teaching and learning. Through dialogue and self-reflection, participants will interrogate traditional approaches to teaching and learning in an effort to reshape their own teaching practices. This course aims to help faculty identify and develop one to two instructional changes to address a specific student learning need in their course context and/or curriculum. A wide range of teaching frameworks, stories, and perspectives will be presented by guest speakers, short readings, and explorations of data on student learning from UC Berkeley contexts. Participants will have the opportunity to practice inclusive and equitable teaching techniques with a group of their peers using collaborative learning strategies like peer review of instructional materials, low-stakes teaching demonstrations, and arts-based learning exercises.
Course enrollment is limited to 20 Senate faculty, which includes both faculty in the Professor and Teaching Professor series. Senate faculty from all ranks are invited to apply. Participants will be invited to attend seven meetings scheduled on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Academic Innovation Studio (Dwinelle 117) throughout January and April, culminating toward participant’s engagement with the Teaching & Learning Conference on Friday, May 9, 2025.
Faculty who participate throughout the Spring semester will be provided a course improvement grant of $3,000 and a letter recognizing their commitment to enacting equitable and inclusive teaching practices signed by the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost in support of their next merit review.
Please visit the Provost’s Teaching for Equity & Inclusion Faculty Course webpage to learn more about the program. Please complete the following application form by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 22.
The Center for Teaching & Learning will notify applicants of their acceptance in early December. Any questions about the program or application can be directed to teaching@berkeley.edu.
This faculty course is a collaborative effort of the Office of the Provost, the Division of Equity and Inclusion, the Division of Undergraduate Education, and the Center for Teaching & Learning. It is also affiliated with the SEA Change Initiative and the Thriving Initiatives at UC Berkeley.
Sincerely,
Benjamin E. Hermalin
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Fabrizio Mejia
Acting Vice Chancellor, Equity and Inclusion
Oliver O’Reilly
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Marisella Rodriguez
Inclusive Teaching Manager, Center for Teaching & Learning
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