Inclusive Instructors Academy

OPEN TO ALL LAFAYETTE FACULTY

Applications are now closed.

Please stay tuned for information on when to apply for spring 2022!

Read about the Fall 2020 cohort.IIA flyer Inclusivity is a core component of a Lafayette education. This academy will immerse participants in semester-long experience focused on inclusive teaching to advance instructional excellence at the College. Faculty members will attend 1.5 hour monthly meetings, read materials on inclusive teaching, discuss research-supported strategies for inclusion, develop their own goals for inclusion for the semester, implement strategies, and discuss and obtain feedback on their efforts with colleagues and a student partner. All tenure-line, visiting, and adjunct faculty of any experience level with regards to inclusive teaching are invited to apply.  

All participants who complete the requirements of the academy will receive a certificate of completion.

Reasons to apply

  • Create your own action plan for inclusive teaching
  • Read and discuss timely articles on inclusive teaching
  • Incorporate evidence-based inclusive strategies into your teaching practice
  • Convene with participating faculty in 1.5-hour monthly meetings during the fall semester
  • Collaborate with a student partner on strategies for inclusion
  • Reflect on your own growth as an inclusive instructor
  • Attend at least one Inclusive Teaching & Excellence series event during the semester