For Faculty

The Nexus program also supports faculty course development and new initiatives and integrates the liberal arts education with student’s career goals. The faculty offer dedicated advising, new course opportunities, and collaborative approaches to engage students. Several faculty have recently been awarded Nexus Curriculum Development grants for the academic year 2017-2018 to support curricular development, host faculty seminars, and bring in embedded practitioners to enhance a students' experience and their overall nexus plan of study.

Nexus Grants for Academic Year 2017-2018
Applications Due May 15th, 5:00 PM (CLOSED)

2017-2018 Awards

Curricular Grants

Christine DeLucia, History
HIST 373/ENVST 377: Cartography Research Seminar, Fall 2017
Public History, Archives, and Museums Track

Andrea Foulkes, Mathematics & Statistics
STAT 241: Methods in Data Science, Fall 2017
Data Science Track

Holly Hanson, History
HIST 243: Rural Prosperity in the African Past, Fall 2017
Development Studies Track

Peter Klemperer, Computer Science & Engineering
COMSC 226: Engineering Robotic Systems, Fall 2017
Engineering for Everyone, Spring 2018
Engineering Track

Becky Packard, Psychology & Education
PSYCH 212: Individuals and Organizations, Fall 2017
Global Business and Nonprofit Track

Andy Reiter, Politics
POLI 314: Political Violence, Fall 2017
Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights Track

Eleanor Townsley, Sociology
SOC 316: Intellectuals, Digital Media and the Public Sphere, Fall 2017
Journalism, Media, and Public Discourse Track

Embedded Practitioner Grant Awards

Amy Rodgers, English
Activist Shakespeare, Fall 2017
Journalism, Media, and Public Discourse Track

Steven Schmeiser, Economics
Corporat Governance, Fall 2017
Global Business Track

Linked Courses

Kavita Khory and Nieves Romero-Diaz
International Migration and Spain and Islam, Fall 2017
Law, Public Policy, an Human Rights Track

 

Androgyny and Gender Negotiation in Contemporary Chinese Women's Theatre (AS-215s)
Contemporary Chinese Women's Theatre: explore how the thriving of Yue Opera was a product of China’s social changes and the women’s movement.
Sunset on windmills at Biedsheim, Germany
(GRMST-231WN-01): How has "work" (and our concept of it) evolved? Explore the social and individual consequences of our changing notions of work.
National Endowment funds pilot program to explore global and local inequalities through humanities lens
National Endowment funds pilot program to explore global and local inequalities through humanities lens.
Business Chinese (AS315)
Students will learn about the business environment of China, including business models of specific, influential Chinese companies and international firms.
Screenshot of Jocelyn Mosman's eportfolio, linked later in text
(College-211): Nexus students use the experience of creating eportfolios to begin curating their online professional personas.
This is an image human-shaped paper cut outs in many different colors.
Mount Holyoke College received a prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to diversify faculty and promote collaboration among departments.