Now Accepting Proposals for the 2027-2028 Special Collections Research Center Faculty Fellows Program
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is accepting proposals now through June 5, 2026 for two Faculty Fellows for the 2027-2028 academic year. The SCRC Faculty Fellows Program supports innovative curricular development that fosters new ideas about incorporating focused use of archives and special collections in pedagogical practice. Each fellow will receive a stipend, as well as an introduction to SCRC's collections relevant to their course inquiry, primary source analysis skills, and designing a syllabus that centers activities and assignments that make creative/critical use of archival/special collections materials. Applications are being accepted for the development or revision of a three-credit course to be taught in the Fall 2027 or Spring 2028 semester from any discipline on campus.
SCRC’s primary sources span over 4,000 years—from the 21st century BCE to the 21st century CE—and represent an array of topics and perspectives relevant to the study of human culture and knowledge. They include various formats, from written and printed material, art, architecture and design to music and recorded sound. Engaging with SCRC’s rare and archival collections allows students, faculty and researchers to explore and question historical evidence and testimonies while connecting with the innovative and enduring ways people have communicated, documented their experiences, and recorded personal memories throughout history.
For questions or additional information about the SCRC Faculty Fellows Program, contact Jana Rosinski, SCRC Instruction & Education Librarian, at jrosinsk@syr.edu.
George Bain G'06, a member of the Library Associates, and William F. Gaske ’72, a member of the Libraries Advisory Board, provided generous funding towards the SCRC Faculty Fellows Program. The original funding for the program was made possible through the generosity of the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, which promotes the advancement and perpetuation of humanistic inquiry and artistic creativity by encouraging excellence in scholarship and in the performing arts, and by supporting research libraries and other institutions that transmit our cultural heritage. For more information about how to financially support a faculty fellow for the upcoming academic year and beyond, contact Dean David Seaman at 315.443.5533 or via email at dseaman@syr.edu.