The CLASP Fellows Program is a 2-year professional development opportunity for early to mid-career faculty from OSUN institutions who show potential for pedagogical leadership.
The fellowship runs on a cohort model with 20 fellows in each 2-year cohort. These cohorts of CLASP Fellows are interdisciplinary, offering the benefit of collaborations across areas of study as well as across campuses.
The overarching goal of the CLASP Fellows Program is to develop and foster a commitment to student-centered, writing-rich teaching methods central to liberal arts and sciences education. Each cohort of CLASP Fellows, once trained, will offer intensive workshops intended to continue to support faculty across the network and cultivate a core group of OSUN faculty who will lead blended workshops and collaborate with colleagues across OSUN partner institutions.
The training the fellows receive and pass on to the wider faculty at each institution will influence instruction, classroom management and curriculum, as well as assessment and grading. Through faculty, the work of CLASP will also impact thousands of students, involving all in the free exchange of ideas and informed discussion, critical thinking, and problem solving in the classroom.
The fellowship runs on a cohort model with 20 fellows in each 2-year cohort. These cohorts of CLASP Fellows will be interdisciplinary, offering the benefit of collaborations across areas of study as well as across campuses.
The overarching goal of the CLASP Fellows Program is to develop and foster a commitment to student-centered, writing-rich teaching methods central to liberal arts and sciences education. Each cohort of CLASP Fellows, once trained, will offer intensive workshops intended to continue to support faculty across the network and cultivate a core group of OSUN faculty who will lead blended workshops and collaborate with colleagues across OSUN partner institutions.
The training the fellows receive and pass on to the wider faculty at each institution will influence instruction, classroom management and curriculum, as well as assessment and grading. Through faculty, the work of CLASP will also impact thousands of students, involving all in the free exchange of ideas and informed discussion, critical thinking, and problem solving in the classroom.
Tuesday, August 17 and Monday, August 23 at 8:30 a.m. (New York)
Join us at an info session for more information about the program and to ask any questions about application requirements, program schedule, and benefits. Register for either info session here.
Applications Due: August 30
Ready to apply? Applications for the inaugural Fellows Program cohort are due Monday, August 30 2021. Apply today.
Meem is a writer, researcher and teacher based at BRAC University’s School of Data and Sciences in Dhaka.
Julia is faculty at Bard Early College New Orleans where she directs the Writing Studio and has served as Chair of the American Literature Program for the Bard Early College Network.
Lynn is a faculty associate with Black Mountains College, working with a focus on developing teacher-training strands / INSET / student provision.
Makafui is Adjunct lecturer and interim Co-Director at the Ashesi University Writing Center.
Romina is the Director of Academic Affairs at Parami University of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Juan Carlos is the coordinator for the Judicial Training Program and an adjunct professor of Contract Law at Universidad de los Andes.
Esmaeil is Assistant Professor of Communication at Tuskegee University.
Ekaterina is an Associate Professor with two decades of successful experience in teaching English as a Foreign Language at the Division of Arts, Humanities and Communication at AUCA.
Doaa is a visiting lecturer at Al-Quds Bard College where she teaches language and thinking, as well as a part-time lecturer in the department of Food processing Technology at Palestine Technical University.
Issam is the Education Above All Program Manager at Al Quds Bard College, where he also serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor.
Senem is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Language and Culture Studies, Modern Languages and Arts Department at American University in Bulgaria.
Sanjay is a Senior Lecturer, Center for Academic Writing at Central European University (CEU) in Vienna, Austria.
Amanda is Faculty of Mathematics at Bard College at Simon’s Rock.
Dale is Acting Programme Director of the MSc Global Environment & Sustainability Programme (with the University of London) and a lecturer in the Departments of Geography and Politics.
Jazmin is an Assistant Professor of History at Bard High School Early College Newark.
Fahmida is a Lecturer and Program Coordinator at the School of General Education, Brac University in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She teaches Political Science and Anthropology.
Mayur is a Senior Lecturer at the school School of Law, Gender and Media, SOAS, University of London.
Hasan is a lecturer in the School of General Education, Brac University, Bangladesh.
Jane is an Assistant Professor of Literature in the Division of Languages and Literature at Bard College at Simon’s Rock.
The fellowship runs on a cohort model with 20 fellows in each 2-year cohort. These cohorts of CLASP Fellows will be interdisciplinary, offering the benefit of collaborations across areas of study as well as across campuses.
The overarching goal of the CLASP Fellows Program is to develop and foster a commitment to student-centered, writing-rich teaching methods central to liberal arts and sciences education. Each cohort of CLASP Fellows, once trained, will offer intensive workshops intended to continue to support faculty across the network and cultivate a core group of OSUN faculty who will lead blended workshops and collaborate with colleagues across OSUN partner institutions.
The training the fellows receive and pass on to the wider faculty at each institution will influence instruction, classroom management and curriculum, as well as assessment and grading. Through faculty, the work of CLASP will also impact thousands of students, involving all in the free exchange of ideas and informed discussion, critical thinking, and problem solving in the classroom.
The CLASP Fellows program is aimed at early to mid-career university faculty and administrators who focus on teaching and learning. The fellows program is also restricted to individuals who are based at Open Society University Network (OSUN) partner institutions.
We encourage applications from faculty and administrators who are interested in writing-based student-centered liberal arts pedagogy. The core of this fellowship is a deep exploration of Writing to Learn and Communication Across the Curriculum practices, but no previous experience with these practices is necessary.
OSUN Faculty participate in a recent CLASP workshop on debate.
Year One (2021-2022)
October – December
Modules 1 through 3
January 2022
In Person Workshop
February – June
Modules 4 through 6
July 2022
In Person Workshop
Year Two (2022-2023)
September & November
Modules 1 and 2
January 2023
In Person Workshop
March & May
Modules 3 and 4
July 2023
In Person Workshop
Tuesday, August 17 and Monday, August 23 at 8:30 a.m. (New York)
Join us at an info session for more information about the program and to ask any questions about application requirements, program schedule, and benefits. Register for either info session here.
Applications Due: August 30
Ready to apply? Applications for the inaugural Fellows Program cohort are due Monday, August 30 2021. Apply today.
Tuesday, August 17 and Monday, August 23 at 8:30 a.m. (New York)
Join us at an info session for more information about the program and to ask any questions about application requirements, program schedule, and benefits. Register for either info session here.
Applications Due: August 30
Ready to apply? Applications for the inaugural Fellows Program cohort are due Monday, August 30 2021. Apply today.
Year One (2021-2022)
October – December
Modules 1 through 3
January 2022
In Person Workshop
February – June
Modules 4 through 6
July 2022
In Person Workshop
Year Two (2022-2023)
September & November
Modules 1 and 2
January 2023
In Person Workshop
March & May
Modules 3 and 4
July 2023
In Person Workshop
The above timeline outlines yearly activities the first cohort of CLASP Fellows will participate in. All virtual modules involve 3 hours of synchronous work along with 3-6 hours of asynchronous activities. In person workshops last a week, and will involve presentations and mentoring in the second year of the program.
Following completion of the 2-year program, all CLASP Fellows are expected to organize and facilitate 1 CLASP workshop per semester (open to all of OSUN) and offer support on their own campuses.
Applications for Cohort 2 will open Summer 2022.
Upon completion of the 2-year CLASP Fellows Program, faculty will:
The above timeline outlines yearly activities the first cohort of CLASP Fellows will participate in. All virtual modules involve 3 hours of synchronous work along with 3-6 hours of asynchronous activities. In person workshops last a week, and will involve presentations and mentoring in the second year of the program.
Following completion of the 2-year program, all CLASP Fellows are expected to organize and facilitate 1 CLASP workshop per semester (open to all of OSUN) and offer support on their own campuses.
Upon completion of the 2-year CLASP Fellows Program, faculty will:
Applications for Cohort 2 will open Summer 2022.
Structure & Expectations
What follows is an outline of yearly activities the first cohort of CLASP Fellows will participate in. All virtual modules involve 3 hours of synchronous work along with 3-6 hours of asynchronous activities. In person workshops last a week, and will involve presentations and mentoring in the second year of the program.
Following completion of the 2-year program, all CLASP Fellows are expected to organize and facilitate 1 CLASP workshop per semester (open to all of OSUN) and offer support on their own campuses.
Year One (2021-2022)
October – December
Modules 1 through 3
January 2022
In Person Workshop
February – June
Modules 4 through 6
July 2022
In Person Workshop
Year Two (2022-2023)
September & November
Modules 1 and 2
January 2022
In Person Workshop
March & May
Modules 3 and 4
July 2022
In Person Workshop