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Scholarship Learning Communities

​​​Scholarship Learning Communities are small, collaborative groups of faculty members who come together to engage in ongoing, focused learning throughout the academic year. These communities provide a supportive environment where faculty can explore and deepen their understanding of a specific topic or issue related to their academic and professional interests.  The goal is to foster a sense of shared purpose and continuous professional development, while creating a space for faculty to exchange ideas, challenge perspectives, and build connections with colleagues from different disciplines. 


Faculty of any rank can serve as facilitator, who proposes the topic and provides a structure for the group, scheduling meetings and enabling interactions and resource-sharing outside of meetings. The facilitator is a learner too; they do not need to be an expert in the topic. Facilitators receive an honorarium of $1000.

Faculty of any rank can participate. The SLC will meet regularly through the academic year to learn about a chosen topic together. At the end of the year, the SLC shares what it’s learned with the DePaul community in some way. Participants receive an honorarium of $300 each when they share their work at the end of the year.  

Once the SLC topics are chosen, faculty can submit an application. Applications are due by June 1st of the prior academic year. The maximum number of participants per SLC is 10.