Warren and Judy Self University Writing Program Awards for Diversity, Access, and Inclusion in Teaching
Thanks to a generous gift from the Hatherly family, the University Writing Program is offering two Warren and Judy Self Diversity, Access, and Inclusion Teaching Awards. These awards are designed to recognize faculty (teaching and/or tenure line) who have demonstrated excellence in creating diverse, accessible, and inclusive classrooms through content, materials, writing assignments, and pedagogical practices.
One Warren and Judy Self Diversity, Access, and Inclusion Teaching Award will be awarded to a faculty member within the Writing Program, and one will be awarded to a DU faculty member outside of the Writing Program but teaching undergraduate courses. Two winning faculty from teaching and/or tenure lines will be awarded $2,500 and will be featured in the University Writing Program and Office of Teaching and Learning publications.
To be considered for an award, an applicant must be nominated by their department chair/head or program director. The nominator will collaborate with the nominee to compile and submit requested materials for consideration. The items will demonstrate how the nominee’s teaching is illustrative of diverse, accessible and inclusive content, materials, writing assignments, and pedagogical practices. Evidence of such practices should be presented from multiple perspectives--the applicant’s perspective, observations or letters by others, and information from students.
Nominees should plan to submit application materials by February 25, 2024.
In your application packet, please include the following:
- A cover letter with a narrative that explains the application contents.
- A letter of support (from the person who has nominated you).
- Materials that exemplify diverse and inclusive teaching practices with annotations to explain how and why this work fits this award.
- Any student feedback/comments/letters that support your nomination.
Only completed packets will be considered. Awardees will be announced in late March or early April 2024.
Learn more and submit materials - Self Teaching Award Submission
If you have any questions, please direct them to Sheila Carter-Tod (Sheila.Carter-Tod@du.edu), Executive Director of the University Writing Program or Richard Colby (Richard.Colby@du.edu), Director of First-Year Writing, University Writing Program.
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