2025 Schedule Information
The 2025 SCL Faculty Fellows Program will unfold over a four-week period during Maymester.
Key Dates:
- Program Kickoff: Tuesday, April 29, 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Workshop Series: Tuesday-Friday, May 13-16 and 20 – 23, 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- One-on-one Conferences & Independent Work: Tuesday – Friday, May 27 – May 30,
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. - Special Collections Libraries Institute: Monday – Thursday, June 2 – 5,
8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
All events are scheduled to take place in the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries Building, University of Georgia, 300 South Hull Street, Athens, Georgia.
Eligibility
The SCL Fellows program is open to all full-time UGA faculty (both tenure and non-tenure track) who will be instructor of record for their archives-centered course. Participants must teach their new or revamped archives-centered course within 18 months of completing the program.
Application and Selection Process
Applications for this program are typically accepted through the beginning of the spring semester and are reviewed by the program’s instructional team. Applicants participate in an interview process with the instructional team before the cohort is constructed and decisions are communicated.
Up to twelve faculty members are selected each year. Demonstrated passion for and commitment to excellence in teaching is a key factor in selection.
Applications for the 2025 program are now closed. Applications for 2026 will open during the Fall 2025 semester.
2024 Special Collections Libraries Teaching Fellows
- Elizabeth Browne, Art History and Women’s Studies
- Barry Croom, Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
- Michael Ford, English
- Robert Kaminski, Economics
- Joseph Peragine, Art
- Marni Shindelman, Art
- Andrew Walgren, History
- Rebecca Wells, Public Health and Social Work
- Caroline Young, English
See previous Special Collections Libraries Faculty Teaching Fellows and their courses.
Instructional Team and Program Leadership
- Steve Armour University Archivist , Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- Mazie Bowen, Public Service Coordinator, University Libraries, Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries
- Kathleen Carter, News Archivist, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Anne Meyers DeVine, Rare Books Outreach Coordinator, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Mary Miller, Peabody Awards Collection Archivist, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Jill Severn, Head of Access and Outreach, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Jennifer Eimers, Assistant Director for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, Center for Teaching and Learning
Questions?
For more information about Special Collections Libraries Fellows, contact Program Coordinator Jill Severn.
In 2015, UGA Libraries and the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) established this opportunity for all full-time instructional faculty at UGA. The goal of this program is to provide opportunities for supported exploration of archives-based learning as a high-impact learning practice. Inspired by the comprehensive work of TeachArchives.org, Special Collections Libraries Faculty Fellows collaborate with archivists in the University’s three special collections libraries in order to include an archives-focused approach to the pedagogy and course design of a new or existing course.