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About the position
The Gaius Charles Bolin Fellowships at Williams College promote diversity on college faculties by encouraging graduate students from underrepresented groups to complete a terminal graduate degree and pursue careers in college teaching. The fellowship was established in 1985 to address the shortage of faculty of color in US colleges and universities. Gaius Charles Bolin was the first Black graduate of Williams, in 1889. He was an active and influential member of his class who went on to a successful career as a lawyer in Poughkeepsie, NY. Bolin also was a founding member of the local branch of the NAACP and was the first African-American president of the Dutchess County Bar Association. In 1969, eighty years after Gaius Bolin graduated, Joseph E. Harris, the first Black tenure-line faculty member, was hired at Williams. These fellowships, which honor Gaius Bolin's legacy, are two-year residencies at Williams. Two scholars or artists are appointed each year. Fellows devote the bulk of the first year to the completion of dissertation work-or in the case of MFA applicants, building their professional portfolios-while also teaching one course as a faculty member in one of the College's academic departments or programs. The second year of residency (ideally with a degree in hand) is spent on academic career development while again teaching just one course.
Responsibilities
- Complete dissertation work or build professional portfolios during the first year.
- Teach one course as a faculty member in an academic department or program each year.
- Engage in academic career development during the second year while teaching one course.
Requirements
- Applicants must be from groups underrepresented in academia and/or in a particular field of scholarship.
- Demonstrate exceptional promise as scholars.
- Show interest in and capacity for teaching students from underrepresented groups in higher education.
- Ph.D. candidates must have completed all doctoral work except the dissertation by the end of the current academic year.
- MFA candidates must be recent recipients of the degree, with degrees granted in 2024 or to be granted in 2025.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in teaching or mentoring students from diverse backgrounds.
- Research interests that align with the goals of promoting diversity in higher education.
Benefits
- Annual stipend of $57,000.
- Health and dental benefits.
- Relocation and housing assistance.
- Academic support including office space and a computer.
- Annual allowance of $4,000 for research-related expenses.
