Do you know a seasoned public policy practitioner who advocates tirelessly for socially just laws and regulations? If so, nominate him or her to be the fall 2013 Five College Social Justice Policy Practitioner-in-Resident. Applications are due May 31, 2012.
The Social Justice Practitioner-in-Residence program gives Five College students and faculty unique opportunities to engage with and learn from individuals who have hands-on policymaking experience. By offering occasions to interact with those who have chosen lives of service, the residency program helps students imagine careers of their own that might advance the common good.
During their stay, residents offer public lectures or workshops; participate in classes, seminars or working groups; and meet with Five College students and faculty. Funds are available for a semester-long residency, with the expectation that the resident will teach or co-teach a course. Proposals for short-term (one- or two-week) residencies will also be considered.
Proposals should be for residents whose work has aimed to advance social justice goals in the U.S. or abroad in any policy domain, including but not limited to economics, education, the environment, food, health, media, reproduction, sexuality and international human rights. Successful nominees will be from outside western Massachusetts and should be primarily affiliated with the policy world rather than academia. Competitive candidates could be former or current elected officials, high-level government appointees, or nonprofit leaders with national or international reputations for influencing public policy.
This residency program is a central component of the Five College Public Policy Initiative, which was created to enhance collaboration among Five College faculty and students interested in curricula, research and outreach related to public policy. The initiative supports our institutions’ collective commitment to employing, informing and disseminating important public policy perspectives, and to raising the visibility of that commitment within and beyond the Five College area.
For more information about the residency program, including how to submit a proposal for the fall 2013 residence, click here.