Apply by Monday, February 7, 2022
The Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies is excited to announce course development grants to enable University of Washington faculty and graduate students to develop and teach undergraduate courses on labor topics. We are currently accepting applications for undergraduate courses that would be taught in spring quarter 2022 or any quarter of the 2022-2023 academic year.
Grants will include a stipend to develop your syllabus, and in some instances, possibly a graduate student assistant position (including a tuition waiver) to assist with the course. You may use this opportunity to launch a new course, or to strengthen and expand on the labor content already present in an existing class.
The goal of this grant is the expansion of the Labor Studies curriculum at the UW. Therefore, funding is available for proposals that expand labor content in currently offered undergraduate courses, or proposals for new courses at the 100, 200 and 300 levels. Furthermore, priority will be given to applicants whose courses are most likely to be offered on an on-going basis.
Based on our review of class enrollments and a survey of student interests, we are particularly interested in undergraduate courses on the following topics:
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Courses on African American labor issues (of any level) e.g. T HIST 416 – Life and Thought: Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Angela Davis, or T HIST 440 – Black Labor in America (courses currently in the catalog at UW Tacoma)
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Mid-level courses (200 and 300-level) connecting labor-related issues and race, e.g. AES 322/GWSS 300 – Gender, Race, and Class in Social Stratification, CHSTU 342 - Working Latinas and Latinos: Changing Sites of Identity in Daily Life
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Mid-level courses (200 and 300-level) connecting labor-related issues and gender, including but not limited to caring labor and social reproduction, e.g. ANTH 373 – Labor, Identity and Knowledge in Health Care
Who Should Apply
Any UW faculty or qualified graduate student is welcome to apply. Priority will be given to applicants whose courses are most likely to be offered on an on-going basis.
At this time, we are prioritizing courses at UW Seattle. However, other funding options may be available for UW Bothell and UW Tacoma. Please contact us if you would like more information at (206) 543-7946, or hcbls@uw.edu .
Required Application Materials
To apply for a Labor Studies course development grant, please prepare an application that includes the following:
- Preliminary course title
- Brief 100-word course description
- Course-level (100, 200 or 300) and potential course number
- Maximum enrollment size for the course
- Projected quarter that the course will be offered (must be either spring 2022 or any quarter of 2022-2023)
- One-page statement of how the course will contribute to Labor Studies at the University of Washington
If you are proposing a course not currently offered by your department, you must have the approval of your Department Chair before applying.
Please download and fill out the application form linked here, then compile all the above information and materials into one document with the application form as a cover letter. Please submit applications electronically to Andrew Hedden, Associate Director of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, at hbcls@uw.edu .
If your proposal is accepted, we will follow-up with you to discuss details, including the size of the stipend and needs for a TA, course content, potential course titles/numbers, expected enrollment sizes, and the relevant contact for coordination of the course in your home department.
Deadline to Apply
Apply by Monday, February 7, 2022. Applicants will be notified no later than the first day of spring quarter, Monday, March 28, 2022.
Where to Send Applications
Please submit applications electronically to Andrew Hedden, Associate Director of the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, at hbcls@uw.edu .
Questions? Contact the Bridges Center at (206) 543-7946, or e-mail hbcls@uw.edu .