Community-Based Learning and Research (CBLR) Fellows program

Those developing or enhancing community-engaged courses can also apply to work with undergraduate students on a full-year course through the Swearer Center’s Community-Based Learning and Research (CBLR) Fellows program. CBLR Fellows’ responsibilities can include:

• Curriculum development (e.g., identifying relevant course resources, designing assignments or reflective activities, etc.); 
• Facilitating specific class discussions, reflection sessions, and/or holding student office hours; 
• Cultivating and coordinating relationships with community partners; 
• Mentoring students around community engagement components of a course;
• Documenting and disseminating the results of engaged courses; and 
• Supporting longer-term engagement with community partners.

Interested in working with a CBLR fellow? Instructors can generally apply in UFunds from mid-fall through early spring for the following academic year. Contact julie_plaut@brown.edu with any questions or for more information.

Brown Learning Collaborative

The Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning supports undergraduate peer-to-peer teaching fellowships through the Brown Learning Collaborative, which can work with faculty on specific aspects of community-engaged courses (e.g., Writing Fellows on writing assignments, Data Science Fellows on data analysis projects).