Faculty-in-Residence & Faculty Partners
The central mission of university life is fostering the practice of creative and critical inquiry, using methods that are artistic, humanistic, scientific, social-scientific, quantitative, and culturally aware. The Faculty-in-Residence (FiR) and Faculty Partner program places faculty in the residential community to facilitate learning beyond the classroom and serve as role models. Living within the residence halls, FiRs facilitate academic and intellectually driven programs, as well as engage with students informally through a variety of different experiences. As a partnership between Faculty Affairs and CLRE, FiRs collaborate directly with Community Coordinators to build and support the community development in their neighborhoods.
Our Faculty-in-Residence connect with residents in a variety of ways, including through programs in the residence halls, trips around the DMV area, workshops, and informal interactions.
A few programs have included trips to the Spy Museum, spelunking, resume workshops, kayaking on the Potomac, Thanksgiving dinner and desserts, apple picking, cookies and conversation, study breaks, National Geographic Exhibit visits, Nats games, securing an Internship presentation, IMAX Film screenings, Kennedy Center Shows, and many more!
Apply to be a Faculty-in-Residence
CLRE is excited to announce that we are opening our application process to recruit more FIR for the 2022 - 2023 academic year. We encourage faculty members from any academic discipline to take part in and apply to our FIR program but do require any FIR to be full-time GW faculty.
Information Sessions:
- February 9th, 2022 -- 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, USC 302
- February 15th, 2022 -- 10:30 am - 11:30 am, USC 302
Program Benefits:
- The program provides faculty opportunities for university service, an increased understanding of student culture across GW, and financial support for programming and engagement
- University provided two-bedroom apartment
- FIR are appointed for two-year terms, which are renewable for up to three terms
Application Timeline
Application Due: March 4th, 2022
Interview Period: March, 21st 2022 - April 8th, 2022
Notification of Appointment: April 11th, 2022
Current Faculty-in-Residence
Imani Cheers
Interim Senior Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
Associate Director and Associate Professor of Digital Storytelling
FiR for the Mount Vernon Campus
Specialty: Storytelling and using different mediums to tell stories of the African Diaspora
Mohssen Esseesy
Professor of Arabic and International Affairs
Director of the Arabic Program
FiR for the West Way Neighborhood
Specialty: Arabic linguistics, particularly historical and applied linguistics
Pauline Goul
Assistant Professor of French Literature
FiR for the East Commons Neighborhood
Specialty: Early modern France, literature and environmental studies
Rick Jakeman
Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration
FiR for the East Commons Neighborhood
Specialty: Undergraduate students’ use of alcohol and keeping others safe in these contexts
Randi Kristensen
Assistant Professor - University Writing
Affiliate Faculty, Africana Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
FiR for the North Village Neighborhood
Specialty: African Diaspora literature and cultural studies; writing studies and pedagogy; Africana feminisms
Rodney Lake
Vice Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the GW School of Business
Teaching Instructor of Finance
Director, GW Investment Institute
FiR for the North Village Neighborhood
Specialty: Investment analysis and capital markets
Toni Marsh
Director, Paralegal Studies Program
Associate Professor, Paralegal Studies and Political Science
FiR for the West Way Neighborhood
Specialty: Law and the U.S. Constitution
Arturo Sotomayor
Associate Professor of International Affairs
Director of the MA Program in Security Policy Studies
FiR for the West Way Neighborhood
Specialty: International Security with a focus on Latin American regional security issues
William Youmans
Associate Professor, School of Media and Public Affairs
FiR for the South Square Neighborhood
Specialty: Media, journalism, and politics, especially in US-Middle East relations
