Departmental Residencies

Funded by the Avenali Endowment, the Departmental Residencies are intended to bring to campus persons with whom faculty and students might not otherwise have direct or sustained contact, including distinguished scholars from other institutions, writers, journalists, or others who can enrich academic programs but who may not necessarily be academics.

The Center especially wishes to host individuals who might not be likely to visit Berkeley through other residency programs. The program offers the host departments a special opportunity to integrate visitors of outstanding interest into their own programs, and at the same time to make a substantial contribution to the overall intellectual life of the campus. Each visitor engages in public programs and visits with undergraduate and graduate students.

Each resident fellow will receive an honorarium in the amount of $10,000 plus airfare (up to $500 domestic, $1,000 international) and up to $2,000 for housing expenses. The Townsend Center will also make available up to $500 to cover visa and related fees for international visitors. Residents may be receiving funds from other institutions to the extent that such institutions allow, but they should not be engaged in other paid activities at Berkeley during the Departmental Residency.

A Departmental Residency is awarded for one full month; lesser periods of time or fragmentary visits will not be considered. Resident fellows are required to contribute to the intellectual life of the humanities at Berkeley through a series of concrete activities involving students as well as faculty. They are also expected to hold scheduled office hours and to engage in at least two advertised public activities during their stay. The nominating individual must agree to serve as the faculty host for the visitor and will be expected to assist with the logistics of the visit and in coordinating the resident’s activities.

The proposal deadline for 2008-2009 Residencies is November 16, 2007.
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For questions about the program, please contact Harris Kornstein at 510/ 643-9670 or harriskornstein@berkeley.edu.

For details about the 2007-2008 Resident Fellows, click here.