Reminder: Applications for Patricia Wismer Professorship for Gender and Diversity Studies Due March 17
Posted: February 28, 2023
As announced in January, applications for the Patricia Wismer Professorship for Gender and Diversity Studies for Academic Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 are due March 17.
The professorship will be awarded to a tenured faculty member who is an accomplished scholar with a strong commitment to gender and diversity studies. The Wismer Professor will collaborate extensively with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to co-sponsor university-led programs and events and support inclusive excellence priorities such as LIFT SU. In addition, the Wismer Professor will serve as an ex-officio member of the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Executive Committee and help in the leadership and operation of the program.
This two-year professorship supports academic scholarship in the fields of gender and sexuality and its intersections with race and class. The Wismer Professor serves as an intellectual leader, modeling academic excellence through a scholarly agenda that is focused on issues of structural inequality and rooted in our commitment to education for justice in the Jesuit and Catholic tradition. The fellow is awarded an annual $7,000 professional development stipend, $3,000 in programmatic funding and course releases. The Wismer Professor reports to the Provost and the Vice President for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Please find additional information and the application guidelines on the Wismer Professorship Website.