Graduate Teaching Fellows Program
Graduate Teaching Fellows benefit from extensive mentorship in teaching and collaborate with CETL staff to develop programs for graduate students.
Interested in advancing graduate teaching at UM?
Would you like to hone your teaching practice, dive into pedagogical research, mentor fellow graduate teachers, and explore careers in college teaching and teaching support? Apply to join the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning as a Graduate Teaching Fellow.
Graduate Teaching Fellows collaborate with CETL staff on teaching development offerings for graduate students and benefit from extensive mentorship as they support peer instructors and work to become better teachers themselves.
Applications for this program are currently closed. Please check back in Spring 2025 for future opportunities or email Emily Pitts Donahoe, Associate Director of Instructional Support, with further questions.
About the Program
- Participate in a summer welcome session for new Graduate Teaching Fellows and CETL's August Graduate Teaching Orientation
- Meet one hour per week throughout the semester with CETL staff for ongoing professional development
- Co-facilitate either the Graduate Reading Group or the Fundamentals of Teaching series
- Undertake one self-directed project per semester that will contribute to your professional development as a teacher and/or that of your peers
- Contribute as desired to CETL offerings or research projects that align with your interests and availability
Fellows devote 2-4 hours per week on average to these activities, with no more than 5 hours per week in any given week. They receive a stipend of $2,000 per semester for their participation in the year-long program.
- Workshops and events for graduate students
- Services for graduate students, including classroom observations, teaching consultations, student feedback sessions
Graduate Teaching Fellows co-facilitate one or more of the above based on their goals, interests, and availability.
- Have at least one semester of experience as a TA or graduate instructor
- Are familiar with CETL programming
- Are committed to student-centered, evidence-based, equity-focused teaching
- Are willing to serve one academic year as a Graduate Fellow
- Have multiple semesters of teaching or TA experience
- Be active participants in current CETL programming
- Be well-versed in student-centered, evidence-based, equity-focused teaching practices
- Be willing to serve two years as a Graduate Fellow
Submitting the following information via Google form:
- Your name
- Your department
- Current stage in your program and anticipated graduation date
- A list of courses for which you have served as TA or instructor (at UM or elsewhere)
- A list of programs or events you have participated in at CETL or other teaching centers
- An academic CV or résumé
- A brief cover letter outlining your interest in the program, relevant prior experience, and general teaching approaches
Additionally, please ask your department’s Chair or Graduate Program Coordinator to email ejdonaho@olemiss.edu with a brief statement of support for your application.
Selected applicants will be contacted for an interview. The number of positions available and the stipend amount will be contingent on funding. Final decisions about both will be made in May.
Amitesh Singh
What are you most looking forward to during your time as a Graduate Teaching Fellow?
See Amitesh’s Answer
Winshen Liu
What is your favorite part of teaching or TAing at the University of Mississippi?
See Winshen’s AnswerQuestions about the program?
Contact Dr. Emily Pitts Donahoe for more information or assistance with your application.
Emily Donahoe
Associate Director of Instructional Support in the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Lecturer of Writing and Rhetoric