Community Engaged Teaching Fellowship
The Community Engaged Teaching Fellowship brings together instructors across disciplines and with varying levels of community engagement expertise to participate in a community of practice.
At Stanford, community-engaged courses are designated as Cardinal Courses. Fellows will learn how to integrate community-engaged principles, pedagogies, and practices into their Cardinal Course; cultivate supportive and reciprocal relationships with peers and community partners; facilitate critical reflection and dialogue among students; and curate high-quality community-engaged learning opportunities. Content is shared through readings, discussions, interactive activities, multimedia presentations, guest speakers, written reflections, and panels. Fellows gather for nine 2-hour meetings, beginning with a kickoff event in fall.
Eligibility
All faculty, lecturers, and academic staff are encouraged to apply by Monday, October 20, 2025. Please contact Star Plaxton-Moore with any questions.
Key dates
- Applications due: October 20, 2025
- Acceptance notifications: October 27, 2025
- CET Fellowship Kickoff Mixer: December 2, 4:00-5:30pm
- Fellowship meetings: Two-hour monthly in-person meetings (dates/times TBD)
CET Fellows Outcomes
- Develop and apply community-engaged teaching competencies, including integrating community-engaged pedagogy and principles, collaborating with community partners, crafting engagement-specific outcomes, designing and facilitating reflective activities/assignments, and assessing learning and community impact
- Situate your community-engaged work within the broader context of higher education, your discipline, and our community
- Design and implement a high-impact community-engaged course grounded in a critical perspective and oriented toward advancing the public good
- Articulate your identity as a community-engaged teacher and scholar
- Build a community of support with community-engaged colleagues across disciplines
Fellowship Requirements
- Join the CET Fellowship Mixer in December.
- Participate in monthly, two-hour, in-person meetings from January to December (excluding July-September for summer break).
- Conceptualize, develop, (re)design, and/or teach a Cardinal Course.
- Contribute to the field of community-engaged scholarship.
- Complete a reflection on your fellowship experience and evaluation of the program.
Stipend
Fellows who complete the first six sessions of the program will receive $2,000 to help cover expenses associated with course development or CEL-related professional development. Previous fellows have used this funding for conference attendance, materials, subscriptions, student assistants, and/or partner honoraria. In addition to the stipend, fellows are eligible to apply for a Cardinal Course grant of up to $3,000 for each quarter the course is offered.