Faculty and staff
$2,000
1 year
Mon., June 8, 2026, 11:59pm
Through community-engaged learning (CEL), communities see positive change on issues that matter most to them and students experience transformational learning and build a greater sense of belonging. For faculty and staff facilitating community-engaged learning opportunities, the Einhorn Center offers three fellowship programs: Faculty Fellows in Engaged Learning, Faculty Fellows in Engaged Scholarship and Fellowship for Community-Engaged Professionals.
Fellows come from all over the university, bringing their particular passions and living out the public purpose of their discipline through teaching and researching in, with and for community.
In these yearlong fellowships, Fellows…
- become part of a small, dynamic group of academics and professionals with a public purpose;
- meet monthly to discuss readings, share projects and workshop challenges; and
- join a vibrant network of publicly-engaged academics and professionals who learn from and collaborate with each other on issues of common interest.
Students learn best when they get outside the classroom to grapple with the issues they’re studying. But this kind of teaching can be a challenge. How do you prepare students to go beyond their comfort zones? How do you build partnerships that work well for everyone? What does it mean to shift your teaching practices to incorporate the values, skills and knowledge of community engagement in ways that enhance academic rigor? Faculty Fellows in Community-Engaged Learning will discover tools, techniques and resources to answer these questions and more.
In addition to what’s listed above, in this yearlong fellowship, Fellows…
- dive deep into the theory and practice of community-engaged learning, reading key texts on important issues such as critical reflection, cultural humility, assessment of learning and partnership development and evaluation; and
- help transform what it means to teach CEL at Cornell.
While there’s an increasing recognition in the academy of its scholarly products, practitioners of community-engaged research and teaching often find that it’s hard to translate their many contributions in advancing scholarship for the public good into publication. Also, many engaged scholars seek ways to share the benefits of their collaborations beyond academic publication — through testimony, websites, pamphlets, manuals, exhibits, performances, public datasets, op-eds, podcasts, built works and other kinds of public products. Through a combination of monthly meetings, tailored mentorship and individual consultations, Fellows emerge with a product under review, or in publication or production.
In addition to what’s listed above, in this yearlong fellowship, Fellows…
- collaboratively explore theories and practices of community-engaged scholarship give rigorous attention to the ethics and practices of sharing and co-creating public knowledge; and
- help transform what it means to be an engaged scholar at Cornell.
This Fellowship is designed to support university staff members who are interested in deepening their impact on students’ personal, academic and professional development via community-engaged learning. Grounded in the principles of high quality CEL, the Fellowship introduces core frameworks and tools. To enrich their student programming, advising, mentoring and coaching, Fellows develop their own set of principles and ethical practices to promote transformative learning, a commitment to addressing public issues and mutually beneficial collaborations with community partners. At monthly meetings, professional staff from across campus share program models, best practices around risk management, evaluation tools and operational resources for impactful and sustainable program management.
In addition to what’s listed above, in this yearlong staff fellowship, Fellows explore:
- student development theories in relation to community-engaged learning;
- program development and management theories connected to partnerships and collaborations;
- their own professional identity as Community-Engaged Practitioners; and
- program evaluation and assessment for partnerships.
All full-time faculty and staff members, including lecturers and extension faculty, are eligible.
All full-time faculty and staff members, including lecturers and extension faculty, are eligible.
Fellows receive a $2,000 stipend, disbursed in two installments—$1,000 at the end of the fall semester and $1,000 at the end of the spring semester. It is provided for discretionary use for activities such as professional development, course and program design, research activities, and implementation costs that could include curriculum materials, shared materials for community partners, and course- or project-related travel.