Join Our Visiting Scholars Program

Interested scholars must outline a proposed project that typically lasts 3-6 months. The project must include a timeline with deliverables. Projects that utilize existing de-identified CASL data will receive preference. However, projects proposing additional data collection will be reviewed. Existing CASL data come from over 136 de-identified qualitative interviews with leaders at HBCUs with a legacy in broadening STEM participation. CASL interview protocol examines the following topics: STEM HBCU Leadership Broadening Participation Definitions, Challenges and strategies, Experience Leader’s HBCU STEM Leadership Styles, HBCU STEM Leadership Successes, HBCU STEM Student Success, Advice for Emerging Leaders, HBCU STEM Institutional Conditions, and Reflections on the Narrative of Broadening Participation.

Visiting Scholars will sign an agreement with guidelines about product authorship, intellectual property, production, and distribution of projects. CASL may copyright selected complete products; authors will be acknowledged for their leading role in product development, and organizations may also be acknowledged in final products. Final products and resources will be posted on the CASL website and may be used to update or enhance CASL’s Leadership Fellow curriculum or other capacity-building initiatives. Visiting Scholars may also post their materials on their personal or institutional websites acknowledging CASL and NSF support.