The Pauli Murray Social Justice Teaching Fellowship
Rooted in the spirit of the work of Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray and focused on the long history of activism in Durham, NC, eight middle and high school educators will be selected as the Pauli Murray Social Justice Teaching Fellows.
Through our program, Fellows will be equipped with support, skill development, and a toolkit to teach community resilience and local histories as important parts of state and national history.
The Pauli Murray Center (PMC), in alignment with its vision of “realizing a world in which wholeness is a human right,” grounds this work in a desire to foster cross-cultural understanding, and to offer resources that empower students to observe the legacies, contemporary impacts, and future possibilities of movements for social justice.
What is it?
The Pauli Murray Social Justice Teaching Fellowship in collaboration with Carolina K-12 will center around the Firebrand’s Guide to Durham’s History of Activism to engage eight fellows in learning the histories of Pauli Murray and the Fitzgerald family, as well as other communities of activism in Durham. This professional development cohort will participate in collaborative study, engage in experiential learning, apply new tools to classroom teaching, and develop resources for the educator community over the course of six months.
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An Educator Toolkit to be used as a statewide resource.
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Education knowledge, resources, and materials that can be applied by teachers and colleagues across classrooms and districts.
Their passion and curiosity through discussion of required pre-readings.
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$500 stipend
At least 3.0 CEUs (optional)
Access to the Center’s Classroom Project Fund
Access to a collaborative network of educators and professionals to support their learning
Who can apply?
Middle and high school educators, media specialists, and other education professionals working in Durham, Wake, and Orange counties.
This fellowship is not limited to educators in the traditional sense and we encourage museum educators, media specialists, and others who create educational content for middle and high school to apply.
Upcoming virtual informational session to be held prior to application deadline
Session 2: Thursday, September 28th 6pm - Register Here
2023-2024 Fellowship Timeline
A full PDF version of the timeline for this fellowship is available at the link below.
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Session 1: Held Sunday, September 17th 4pm
Session 2: Thursday, September 28th 6pm - Register Here
*These information sessions will be hosted over Zoom.
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Application opens September 11, 2023.
Applications due Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Notifications will be sent on or before October 20th.
For any questions, accessibility, or assistance please contact Anjalique Abernathy at education@paulimurraycenter.org.
This program is supported in part by North Carolina Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, www.nchumanities.org. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of North Carolina Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
