Call for Proposals: Futures Initiative 2022-2023 Courses

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DEADLINE: February 15, 2022

Once again in 2022-2023, the Futures Initiative is pleased to support Graduate Center faculty who are engaged in interdisciplinary team teaching with faculty based at other CUNY 2- and 4-year colleges. This year, the program will add a new element to the annual course competition: a focus on introductory or required courses. Depending on the program, this could mean gateway courses, required first-year courses, research and methods courses, etc.

This year, we are introducing a new aspect of the Futures Initiative’s annual course competition: the support of innovative introductory or required graduate courses. Depending on the specific master's or doctoral program, this could mean gateway courses, required first-year courses, research and methods courses, and so on.

To date, most of the 25+ courses FI has supported since Spring 2015 have been electives (read more about them at futuresinitiative.org/courses). In surveying FI graduate students, fellows, and faculty and advisory board members about Graduate Center needs, we heard consistently that introductory and required graduate courses are an area where FI’s mission to advance innovation and equity—with diversity and critical pedagogy built into the course—would have greatest impact.

Supporting diversity of faculty offering courses as well as the course content is a major goal. The Futures Initiative is especially interested in supporting diverse pairs of scholars from the GC and the CUNY campuses, including senior and junior faculty members who have not taught at the GC previously.

We will support up to five graduate courses in any field that (1) have equity, diversity, inclusion, and innovation built into the course design and that (2) dedicate some of the course to graduate student teaching methods and translation of specialized research for a wider public, including the "public" of the undergraduate students being taught by our graduate students.

Eligibility: Each faculty pair must include one central line Graduate Center faculty member and one CUNY faculty member based at another college (four-year or two-year). The requirement of including a GC central line faculty member could be flexed if the GC program commits to funding one faculty member's participation. All disciplines are welcome. We especially encourage faculty members to consider diversity of all kinds in selecting a team-teaching partner.

Questions may be addressed to Adashima Oyo, Deputy Director, The Futures Initiative (aoyo@gc.cuny.edu)

Email *

Name of GC Central Line Faculty Member *

GC Central Line Faculty Member: Preferred email address *

GC Central Line Faculty Member: Phone number *

GC Central Line Faculty Member: Mailing address *

GC Central Line Faculty Member: Department or Program *

GC Central Line Faculty Member: EO Contact Information- Name and email address *

Name of CUNY Faculty Member Based at Another College *

Campus-based CUNY Faculty Member: Preferred email address *

Campus-based CUNY Faculty Member: Primary CUNY affiliation (college name) *

Campus-based CUNY Faculty Member: Department *

Campus-based CUNY Faculty Member: Department Chair Contact Information- Name and email address *

Campus-based CUNY Faculty Member: Are you a Member of a Graduate Center program? If so, which one? *

Proposed course title *

Proposed course description *

Please provide a brief description (no more than 500 words) of the course you would like to be considered. Please include information about how the course will contribute to diversity at the Graduate Center and how it will address graduate student teaching methods.

Please describe how this course would fit into the program's course requirements, noting especially if it is an introductory or gateway course. *

What interests you about this opportunity? *

Department(s) where the course will be listed *

Please describe anticipated public-facing components of this course (or ancillary projects by students or faculty). *

One goal of these team-taught courses is to promote institutional change by fostering deeper conversations and connection about the future of higher education and educational innovation—across colleges, programs, and individual faculty members. How might you connect with other FI Faculty Fellows teaching interdisciplinary courses? With the undergraduates that your graduate students may be teaching? With other CUNY programs? *

Another goal of these courses is pedagogical innovation. Please describe how you will be teaching this course and any unique experiences or opportunities available for your students. *

Do you anticipate strong student demand for this course? How will you promote the course and ensure strong enrollment? *

Each semester, the Futures Initiative will host a symposium featuring both students and faculty from the team-taught courses. Please include any ideas you might have for this event below.

Additional comments or questions

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