Overseas FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS
CAORC offers fully-funded overseas seminars that help US faculty and administrators at community colleges gain international experience with the aim of developing and improving courses, curricula, and teaching materials at their home institutions.
There is an immediate and growing need for US community colleges to provide a global perspective to students that will broaden students’ cultural horizons and foster critical thinking, communication, and leadership skills for an increasingly interconnected world.
CAORC Overseas Faculty Development Seminars are run in partnership with participating Overseas Research Centers (ORCs).
Awarded participants for these seminars will receive round-trip travel, accommodations, and meals for the duration of the two-week seminar.
Additional Resources & Online Information Sessions
Join us for an information session about the CAORC Overseas Faculty Development Seminar program with Jeff Badger, Program Director. The agenda will cover the objectives and structure of the program, how to craft a strong application, and an open Q&A.
Please enroll in one of our upcoming seminars by clicking the link below:
COMING SOON!
2026 Winter Seminars
Information regarding Winter Seminars for 2026 will be announced in Spring of 2025
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Seminars are planned for:
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Bangladesh
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India
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Senegal
CAORC’s faculty development seminars are generously supported by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Past seminars have also received assistance through various university-based National Resource Centers that support area studies education in the U.S., including: Boston University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Howard University, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Syracuse University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Kansas, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas, Austin, University of Washington, and University of Wisconsin, Madison.