2025-2026 Workshops
for Early Career Faculty

The Nielsen Center for the Liberal Arts at Eckerd College supports liberal arts college faculty in exploring the vocation of liberal arts teaching over the course of a career arc; considers best pedagogical and faculty support practices at liberal arts colleges; and provides a forum for liberal arts advocacy through empowering liberal arts college faculty.

Nielsen Center workshops invite early-career faculty at liberal arts colleges to join a supportive learning community and national network. Nielsen Fellows participate in a seminar-style workshop throughout a year-long program that includes three in-person gatherings at Eckerd College on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

During their workshop, Nielsen Fellows will:

Accommodations and travel are paid. Nielsen Fellows also receive an honorarium of $1200 for their participation in all three in-person gatherings.

Questions?

Email nielsencenter@eckerd.edu

Eligibility

We invite applications from faculty in their first few years of teaching undergraduates at a small liberal arts college (3,000 or fewer students).  Faculty applying within ten years of earning their terminal degree will be given preferential consideration.

The Application Deadline has Passed. Applications Are Now Closed