The ACLS Community College Humanities Initiative is a suite of fellowship and grant programs, collaborative research, and convenings that are designed to advance the humanities in the community college sector. Starting with a series of consultations and focus groups in 2016 and 2017 with faculty and academic leaders at a range of two-year degree granting institutions, the initiative has supported a range of programs and projects including the Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowship (2018-2023); an ongoing collaborative research initiative that considers the humanities landscape in the community college sector; a major convening of community college faculty fellows and learned society leaders in 2023; and exploratory programs designed to enhance access to research resources, infrastructure, and networks.
ACLS Community College Faculty Research Fellowship
A pilot program supporting community college faculty research – virtual, hybrid, or on-site – at partnering research centers. Fellows of the program will participate in sessions designed to promote more inclusive research infrastructure.
In October 2023, ACLS convened 100 community college faculty fellows, learned society leaders, and other supporters of community college research in New York for a multi-day conference.
From 2018-2023, the Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowships supported the research of 110 scholars teaching at two-year colleges across the United States.
Associate Professor of History at Bronx Community College CUNY and 2021 Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellow Prithi Kanakamedala discusses her project, The Brooklyn Abolitionists.
