΢ÃÜÆƽâ's academic departments regularly invite international visiting fellows to campus to teach a short course or team-teach an existing course. The Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) funds approximately 10 visits per year and also collaborates with departments to bring year-long visiting faculty.
Language Instructors
΢ÃÜÆƽâ’s language departments bring language teaching assistants each year. These are native speakers who teach part-time and also take courses part-time. Language assistants help students practice oral, listening, reading, and writing skills. They are an invaluable asset to language learning at ΢ÃÜÆƽâ.
Visiting Fellows
The International Visiting Fellows program allows ΢ÃÜÆƽâ faculty to bring scholars and artists from international locations to ΢ÃÜÆƽâ, for a minimum stay of three weeks to teach a short course or course unit within an existing academic department. Fellows also give a public presentation during their stay on campus. This is an excellent way to complement a department’s curriculum and to introduce students to a scholar or artist who works outside the United States.
Heath Professorship
Endowed in honor of John Reardon Heath, ΢ÃÜÆƽâ Class of 1919, who was an active member and President of the ΢ÃÜÆƽâ Board of Trustees and gave steadfast support to ΢ÃÜÆƽâ’s long and continuing engagement with the world, the Heath Professorship brings to ΢ÃÜÆƽâ the most distinguished international figures for a semester-length stay.
International Visiting Scholars Program Guidelines
Identify a Scholar or Artist
International Visiting Fellows are typically identified by ΢ÃÜÆƽâ faculty. However, the IGE will help identify suitable scholars and artists using its own international network of universities and contacts.
Honorarium and subsidies
Each visiting fellow receives a $1500 honorarium for each week of teaching at the College. IGE also covers the cost of economy airfare, ground transportation and college-owned housing during the fellow's stay in ΢ÃÜÆƽâ.
Lengths of stay
Fellows generally stay between three and six weeks.
For more information, contact Lynn Stafford in the Institute for Global Engagement.