Background

Our students and alumni tell us repeatedly that their small, interdisciplinary Honors College courses, in which they were able to delve into materials with a dedicated faculty member and with peers from a variety of majors, were among their college experiences with the most lasting impact. The Honors Book Club class dives deeply into the Honors One Read book with a small group of students (capped currently at 12 and meeting for one 50-minute period per week). The course also incorporates several student, faculty and staff panels throughout the semester that serve as an “introduction to Honors.” Currently only a fraction of our incoming students can take the course. The Honors Teaching Fellows program will allow more students to have this experience.

The program is overseen by Maya Gibson, an assistant teaching professor of women’s and gender studies in the Honors College. Support for the program also comes from the Chancellor’s Fund for Excellence.

Current Honors College Tarkow Teaching Fellows

Previous Tarkow Teaching Fellows

• Amanda Durbak, Les Gray, Chris Josey

Expectations

Each Fellow will:

• Serve a two-year term
• Teach two sections in the fall semester of the Honors Book Club class
• Participate in collaborative planning and execution of the course with the Teaching Fellows cohort and Honors faculty leading up to and during the fall semester. This will include: participating as a cohort during the spring semester in brown bag discussions of the next year’s One Read selection and syllabus development; being accessible by email over the summer; attending a meeting before the start of fall semester; attending occasional faculty development/social events in the fall.
• Assist in developing the short list for subsequent One Read selections
• Receive a $6,000 stipend per year ($12,000 total) as extra compensation (this is not intended as a course buyout)
• Be appointed Honors affiliate faculty

Qualifications

Fellows will:

• Be ranked Mizzou faculty
• Be able to make a two-year commitment
• Have the support of their chair in accepting the appointment
• Come from a diverse array of departments and colleges
• Be committed to teaching and mentoring students
• Be committed to being part of an intellectual and pedagogical community of Honors Teaching Fellows

Applications are currently closed.