Seminar Overview: 

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To support community colleges and minority-serving institutions, CAORC offers fully-funded overseas seminars that help faculty and administrators gain the requisite first-hand experience needed to develop and improve international courses, curricula, and teaching materials. In 2024, the Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) is offering two Faculty Development Seminars with administrative and funding support from CAORC.

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Faculty Development Seminar 
Now in its 15th year, the Faculty Development Seminar (FDS) on Palestine is a competition for U.S. faculty members with a demonstrated interest in, but little travel experience to, Palestine. Applicants may come from any field of study. Each of our two 2024 programs will host 12 U.S. faculty members to participate in roundtable discussions; visits to Palestinian universities, research institutes, and cultural institutions; tours of historic cities; as well as meetings with Palestinian colleagues. Through these activities, participants will learn about the region, deepen their knowledge about their fields of interest in Palestine, and build relationships with Palestinian colleagues and institutions.
Seminar dates: May 16 - May 29, 2024

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Media Development Seminar 

The Palestinian American Research Center announces its 4th Media Development Seminar (MDS) on Palestine competition for U.S. faculty members with a demonstrated interest in, but little travel experience to, Palestine. Applicants must be from fields related to journalism, film, communications, or media. The program will host 12 U.S. faculty members to participate in roundtable discussions; visits to university media departments, local media outlets, and cultural and civil society organizations; tours of historic cities; as well as meetings with Palestinian colleagues. Through these activities, participants will learn about the region, deepen their knowledge of media in and about Palestine, and build relationships with Palestinian colleagues and institutions.
Seminar dates: June 27-July 10, 2024

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More details about eligibility and an application link for this program can be found on the PARC website.

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In the event that we are not able to travel to Palestine in 2024, we will provide awardees and alternates with a one-year, virtual FDS program on Palestine. The program will include webinars from Palestinian organizations, virtual meetings at Palestinian universities, and more until we are all able to travel together.​​