Faculty Affiliate Program
Creating alliances with OSU faculty is critical to Kirwan’s success in accomplishing this goal. Because the nature of an interdisciplinary research institute requires diverse frameworks and approaches, the Institute is excited to draw on the wide-ranging research and scholarship of OSU faculty to help forward its mission. We envision faculty members from a broad range of perspectives—from theater and dance to biology—sharing their ideas and research on issues related to race, ethnicity, and social justice. Through our Faculty Affiliate Program, we hope to develop collaborative and meaningful relationships with which to share: knowledge, research and resources. The Kirwan Institute has created a database of organizations, institutes, and centers that are working in the areas of race, ethnicity, poverty, and social justice, for those seeking information about these subjects. Faculty affiliates will have access to this and other databases that are developed at the Institute. Affiliate members will also be able to share their expertise with an array of researchers and scholars at the Institute on a variety of issues concerning race and ethnicity. The Institute may also offer the services of GIS experts to affiliated faculty members whose research and interests are closely aligned with current Kirwan projects.
The Kirwan Institute firmly believes that affiliate members will serve an important role in helping the Institute sustain and advance its mission. All affiliated faculty are asked to commit to the following activity:
- Participate in at least one Kirwan event each year.
- Mentor a junior faculty, post-doctoral student, or research associate/assistant for one year (at least six hours per academic term) in an area consistent with the Kirwan mission.
- Present a relevant aspect of their work to Kirwan staff or share a written piece of their work to be placed in the Kirwan newsletter or on the Kirwan website.
For more information about the faculty affiliate program, please contact Ming Trammel at trammel.2@osu.edu.
