The Council for American Overseas Research Centers has announced the 2024 awards for faculty to participate in an Overseas Faculty Development Seminar in India. Twelve faculty members from US community colleges and minority-serving institutions have been selected to participate in "Exploring Sustainability through Urban and Agricultural India" in January of 2025. This seminar, administered by CAORC in collaboration with its member center in India, the American Institute of Indian Studies, funds participation in a two-week seminar that will include visits to Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jaipur and Jodhpur to understand the varying economic, cultural, social, and environmental pressures confronting emerging cities as more and more Indians migrate to urban areas in search of work and opportunity. As towns grow into cities and as cities morph into megacities, what can be done to ensure that demands for quality economic opportunities and decent standards of living are balanced against increased pressures on the environment, energy resources, and threatened cultural sites and traditions?
The Overseas Faculty Development Seminars are fully-funded overseas seminars that help faculty and administrators at US community colleges and minority-serving institutions gain international experience with the aim of developing and improving international courses, curricula, and teaching materials at their home institutions. Awarded participants for these seminars receive round-trip travel, accommodations, and meals for the duration of the two-week seminar. CAORC seminars are run in partnership with participating Overseas Research Centers (ORCs) and are generously supported by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Upcoming Deadline! Summer 2025 Overseas Faculty Development Seminars to Indonesia, Mexico, and Mongolia are currently accepting applications until December 2, 2024.
Indonesia: Cultural Currents: Education and Society in the Indo-Pacific Region, July 11 - 25, 2025.
Mexico: Mexico's Indigenous Languages and Cultures, May 18 - June 1, 2025.
Mongolia: Climate Change and Public Health: What does Climate Change mean for the People of Mongolia?, July 26 - August 9, 2025.
Learn more, register for an upcoming webinar, and apply today by visiting the Overseas Faculty Development Seminar page at caorc.org.
The 2025 awardees are:
Andrea Anderson, Professor, Biological Sciences,
Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX
Amanda Carr-Wilcoxson, Associate Professor, History,
Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville, TN
Andrea Foster, Professor, Business,
Montgomery College, Germantown, MD
Evelyne Delgado-Norris, Associate Professor, Foreign Languages & Literatures,
Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Christine Hanlon, Senior Lecturer, Nicholson School of Communication and Media,
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Lara Kattekola, Professor, English,
LaGuardia Community College, Queens, NY
Zachary Kovach, Professor, Geology,
Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale, AZ
Miles Grosbard, Professor, Architecture & Urban Planning,
Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Rebekah McMillan, Assistant Professor, History,
Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX
Andrew Nelson, Associate Professor, Anthropology,
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Marjolein Schat, Adjunct Associate Professor, Environmental Sciences,
Tompkins Cortland Community College, Dryden, NY
Lauren Johnson, Professor, Art History,
Moreno Valley College, Moreno Valley, CA
The Overseas Faculty Development Seminar to Mongolia is carried out in Partnership with the American Institute of Indian Studies and is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
