All Smith faculty, as well as Smith staff members and faculty from the Five Colleges, are eligible to become fellows in Kahn Institute long-term projects. See the Projects page to learn about current opportunities.
Faculty fellows in a long-term project participate in seminar meetings for two hours each week with student fellows at the Kahn Institute.
During these meetings, fellows develop their research and critique one another’s work in progress. Fellows may also invite scholars, artists and others to share their research and to participate in events, such as films, lectures and performances that are open to the college and the broader community.
Fellowship is fostered at a weekly lunch or dinner for all faculty and student fellows in a project. In general, the meal immediately follows the colloquium meeting and provides an opportunity for fellows to get to know one another and to discuss their interests and the day’s topic in a more informal setting.
Each long-term project typically includes approximately 14 faculty fellows and four student fellows. One goal of long-term projects is to foster communities of scholars in which faculty and students participate as equals, where the line between student and teacher is dissolved.
