In partnership with the Harvard College Dean of Students Office, the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics (ELSCE) is pleased to pilot a new Fellowship in Values Engagement. The goal of this program is to foster intellectual vitality on campus by promoting ethical reflection and a culture of civil disagreement in undergraduate community life.
We invite Tutors from the 12 Houses and the Dudley Community to apply to serve as Fellows in Values Engagement as a complement to the work of current Tutor roles (e.g., Race Relations, CARE, Pre-Career, DIB). Up to two Fellows per house/community will be selected to join the fellowship cohort and will be placed in the house/community where they serve as a Tutor. They will receive a budget of $1,500 to support programming that helps affiliated residents grapple with core values in engaging, honest, and meaningful ways. Additionally, Fellows are expected to convene one event (per community) with a house/Dudley alum or faculty member at the Harvard Faculty Club; separate funding will be available for these events.
ELSCE will convene the Fellows twice per semester, offering faculty and staff expertise, mentorship from advanced graduate students, and sharing best practices for facilitating values-based conversations. Our goal will be to engage students in conversations about process values (e.g., civil, constructive disagreement, naming the disagreement and its boundaries) and substantive values (e.g., ethical dilemmas of recent house alumni in professional schools; decision points of more seasoned alumni; discussions about race, ethnicity, identity, and religion; values that arise in friendships and dating relationships). ELSCE will also offer the Fellows a range of resources — case studies, simulations, values sorts — to support them in putting on ethics-focused events in the Harvard Houses and for the Dudley Community.
Eligibility
Applicants should be current Tutors from the Harvard undergraduate houses or the Dudley Community. They must be interested in promoting discussion of both process values and substantive values with students and in working with experts in the Center’s Design Studio for Ethics & Civics Pedagogy to create additional resources for such discussions.
Awards
Each Fellow will receive a stipend of $2,000 for the 2023-24 academic year and will also manage the allocation of the $1,500 in programming funds.
How to Apply
Before 12:00 pm ET on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, complete our online application form and upload the following documents in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format when prompted:
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Brief statement describing your interest in bringing best practices for discussions of values to undergraduate community programming (roughly 200-250 words)
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Curriculum Vitae
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Short description of a possible values-oriented event you would like to put on in your House or for the Dudley Community
In addition, applicants must provide names and contact information for two references and for their Resident Dean.
If you have questions, please direct them to ejsafrafellowships@fas.harvard.edu.
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