American Council of Learned Societies launches HBCU Faculty Fellowship and Grant Program

New Program Will Offer Financial Support, Research Assistance, and Networking Opportunities for Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

NEW YORK, March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is proud to introduce the ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowship and Grant Program. The new program will advance the scholarly contributions of humanities and interpretive social sciences faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in recognition of their rich history in nurturing generations of scholars and accelerating vital social change despite chronic discrimination and underfunding.

American Council of Learned Societies Launches HBCU Faculty Fellowship and Grant Program. ACLS made its first award to an HBCU faculty member in 1932. The grant to Lorenzo Turner, a linguistics scholar and professor of English at Fisk University, enabled him to produce a descriptive grammar of the Gullah dialect, which led to his landmark publication Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect.

In keeping with the goals ACLS has underscored in its Strategic Priorities, the ACLS HBCU Faculty Fellowship and Grant Program offer financial support, research development assistance, and networking opportunities to HBCU faculty while attending the unique teaching and service commitments at their schools. The program is the result of extensive listening sessions and consultations with dozens of HBCU faculty and administrators. ACLS is grateful for their participation in this collaborative process, which directly informed the goals, design, and implementation of this program.