Engaging Difference
The Doyle Engaging Difference Program was established in 2009 by a generous gift from William J. Doyle (C'72), and was endowed by Mr. Doyle in 2012. It aims to deepen the university's own commitment to tolerance and diversity and enhance global awareness of the challenges and opportunities of an era of increasing interconnectedness. Doyle Fellows who participate in all activities of the program will receive a stipend of $2,500. Fellowships are available for both ordinary and non-ordinary faculty.
Doyle Faculty Fellows commit to redesign one of their courses in order to make the academic consideration of issues related to diversity and difference an integral part of the course content and of class discussions. Past faculty fellows have come from a wide variety of disciplines and programs, they have worked on a range of courses including both introductory courses and upper-level seminars, and they have considered many different sorts of diversity. You can read brief accounts of the work of past fellows on the Doyle website.
During the TLISI workshop, Doyle Fellows will participate in sessions with members of the other two TLISI cohorts, and will also have workshop sessions that focus more narrowly on issues related to the study of diversity in the college classroom. The fellows will meet monthly as a cohort throughout next academic year to discuss issues of course design, teaching practice, and broader pedagogical issues.
While we strongly encourage Doyle fellows to participate in the TLISI workshops, we will consider applications from faculty who are not able to attend TLISI. Fellows who don't attend TLISI sessions will receive a slightly lower stipend.
For further information about the Doyle Program, please visit doyleinitiative.georgetown.edu.