The Hanson Center’s Visiting Scholar Program was launched to help further our mission as a research and praxis center. The goal of the Visiting Scholar Program is to provide meaningful and sustained opportunities for Lafayette faculty, staff, and students to engage directly with noted scholars doing innovative and important research in inclusive STEM education and inclusive STEM studies. Through interactions with the visiting scholar and associated efforts, we seek to foster evidence-based approaches that will promote greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in our programs, practices, and policies. We look forward to your participation in this yearlong program!
Do you admire the work of a scholar in inclusive STEM education? Is there someone you and your colleagues would love to engage with over an extended period? Please consider nominating them to be a Hanson Center Visiting Scholar! We are very interested in hearing from you as we work to bring leading voices in inclusive STEM education to Lafayette College.
For the Hanson Center Visiting Scholar Program we are especially interested in scholars whose work is 1) centered on advancing inclusive STEM education and studies and applicable across multiple STEM fields, and 2) will be of interest to colleagues from a wide range of departments and programs.
Nominations are due in mid-May, following a college-wide announcement. The Hanson Center Advisory Committee (HCAC) reviews the nominations and makes a recommendation to the Director of the Hanson Center. In reviewing the nominations, the HCAC will take into consideration the degree of faculty support for the scholar and the breadth of appeal to the academic community
Please contact Director Wendy Hill at hillw@lafayette.edu to discuss the program and your possible interests in nominating a scholar.