Every year, The Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities offers the Design Justice and Urban Justice seminars that bring together faculty and students from multiple disciplines to think deeply about the city and its many representations. These are rigorous, interdisciplinary courses that bridge humanist and design-based modes of inquiry and pedagogy and may take the form of a seminar, lab, studio, or workshop. The curriculum explores the US city at the intersection of urbanism, design, and the humanities.
Call for Proposals
Overview: The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) is pleased to announce a call for course proposals in the Mellon Collaborative Studies Seminar Series – Phase III: the Design Justice and Urban Justice seminars. Faculty who wish to teach a seminar in the 2026–27 or 2027–28 academic year should apply. Approvals from the College of Arts & Sciences and the department chair of the collaborating faculty are conditional to the award.
Eligibility: Tenure-track, tenured, and RTE faculty in the Departments of Architecture, Art, and City and Regional Planning.
Award: $10,000 in research funding to develop the course, as well as funding for a student to assist with research. Departments of participating faculty receive funding to find replacements for any standing course obligations. Courses are budgeted to facilitate one major trip to a significant urban site and / or regional travel to various collections, as well as jury-style reviews and support for guest lecturers as applicable.
Application Materials:
- Proposal (2–3 pages) outlining the course and its contribution to the study of the American city
- CV
- Budget proposal
- Letter of support from department chair
- Applicants are encouraged to independently identify and propose a faculty collaborator in the College of Arts and Sciences indicating their interest or request that one be introduced
- A letter from a potential faculty collaborator in the College of Arts and Sciences of their interest is recommended
Timeframe:
Applications are currently closed.