The center accepts applications until March 10; see details here. (I am one of the members of the Advisory Board.) Excerpt:
Each year, the Center selects fellows from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds such as law, journalism, higher education, social sciences, technology and government. Fellows receive funding to conduct research that advances the national conversation related to expression and democratic participation on college campuses, including how to advance campus dialogue, protect academic freedom, and further diversity and inclusion.
The center invites candidates from all profiles to apply and invites a wide range of innovative projects. As part of the University of California, the Center is committed to promoting diversity and equal opportunity in its education, services and administration, as well as research and creative activities. The Center focuses on projects that address current issues that affect students, staff, administrators, and faculty and will have a direct impact on individuals and communities across campus, particularly those from vulnerable or marginalized communities…
This year we are particularly interested in questions that explore the links between higher education and democracy such as:
- The role of higher education in supporting democracy and democratic learning;
- How to incorporate civic engagement and democratic learning into daily life and learning on campus;
- Understanding what motivates civic engagement among diverse groups on campus.
We also welcome additional themes, topics, and activities that fit the Center’s mission, which may include (the list is not exhaustive):
- Effective methods for teaching and building skills for dialogue across differences; encouraging strong conversation in and out of the classroom;
- How best to protect academic freedom in response to the national and global climate, including legislative attacks and other threats to the creation and transfer of knowledge;
- The relationship between freedom of speech, facts and lies amid disinformation and disinformation campaigns;
- Exploring the interaction between diversity, inclusion and expression on campus;
- Overcoming value-based polarization and political partisanship in higher education;
- The link between international events and campus expression….