Crossdisciplinary Graduate Seminars

Faculty at the ranks of assistant professor, associate professor, and professor are invited to apply to teach graduate seminars on crossdisciplinary subjects and methods under the rubric of Humanities 596. The purpose of these seminars is to provide graduate students with opportunities to study work in emerging fields and to allow both graduate students and faculty to enrich their work through crossdisciplinary exchange. Enrollment is open to graduate students across disciplines and departments.

Proposals should address explicitly the question of the seminar’s interdisciplinary construction thematically and methodologically, and indicate the strategies by which it will engage participation from across departmental units. Examples of topics might include theories of visual culture, new paradigms of area studies, and performance studies; examples of interdisciplinary or crossdisciplinary strategies of engagement might include team-teaching or problem-based inquiry.

Seminars will be cross-listed with the faculty member’s home department. We invite use of the Simpson Center’s seminar room.

The Simpson Center may, according to necessity, furnish replacement costs to the faculty member’s home department for a graduate student up to the level of Predoc. Teaching Assoc. II for one course; these funds include benefits and a tuition waiver. Proposals for course buyouts can only be considered in Fall submissions for funding. The Simpson Center may also support a course development stipend of a maximum of $1500 to be used to support faculty research. Faculty may also request additional funds for guest speakers (a maximum of two). Proposals for these forms of support can be considered in Fall and Spring submissions.

Application

Submit the following as one document:

1. A proposal that which includes a description of the seminar, an explanation of the multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary range of the seminar, rationale for funding requests (buy-outs, development stipends, speakers, or other resources) and a brief syllabus.
   
   
2. Budget that outlines costs for each request associated with the seminar.
   
   
3. Curriculum vita(e) for the organizer(s) (maximum five pages per person).
   

Checklist

• Proposal cover sheet (print out and submit to your departmental chair and administrator/fiscal specialist for signatures, return signed hard copy to the Simpson Center)
  (PDF and Word versions available shortly)
  
  
• Complete our Catalyst survey. This contains the same information as the paper cover sheet: www.simpsoncenter.org/coversheet
  
  
• Seminar description and syllabus, including budget and curriculum vita(e) as single Word or PDF document: www.simpsoncenter.org/application
  

Assistance

Assistance using Catalyst Tools is available on the Catalyst Website.

Simpson Center Funding Deadlines and Procedures