Faculty Fellows Program
About the program
CUNY-IIE’s Faculty Fellows Program invites education faculty to redesign existing syllabi with a focus on immigration and education. This program aims to equip tenured and tenure-track faculty from any institution of higher education in New York State — specifically those within schools of education who teach in-service or pre-service educators — with resources and scholarship that can support them in teaching about the intersections between immigration and education in their classes.
As part of this program, CUNY-IIE developed a guide titled “Teaching at the Intersection of Immigration and Education” during the first year of the CUNY-IIE Faculty Fellows program. Our inaugural fellows—listed below—offered their valuable insight and collaboration that informed the development of this guide.
Program Highlights:
Interactive Workshops: Participants engage in four monthly sessions, focused on integrating immigration and education-related readings and assignments into their teaching.
Collaborative Learning: Fellows participate in optional “soundboarding sessions” to share ideas and resources with peers statewide.
Honorarium: Participants who complete all program requirements receive a $1,000 honorarium.
The application period for Spring 2026 has closed.
2026 Program
Program Schedule
Key Dates
Application Deadline: December 15, 2025 or until filled. The application period for Spring 2026 has closed.
Notification: January 9, 2026
Professional Development Timeline:
Session 1: Thursday, February 12th, 1:00pm - 2:30pm (on Zoom)
Session 2: Thursday, March 19th, 1:00pm - 2:30pm (on Zoom)
Session 3: Thursday, April 16th, 1:00pm - 2:30pm (on Zoom)
Session 4: Friday, May 15th, 10:00am - 3:00 pm (in person at The City College of New York)
Optional Soundboarding Sessions: Thursday, February 26th, 1:00 - 2:00 pm Thursday, April 23rd, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
The culminating session will be held in person on May 15, 2026 at The City College of New York.
Participants residing outside of NYC will receive funding to cover travel and accommodation costs for the in-person convening.
Participants who attend all four meetings and complete the scaffolded assignments will receive an honorarium of $1,000. Please note that CUNY faculty will receive the honorarium via summer salary.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Ariana Mangual Figueroa at amangualfigueroa@gc.cuny.edu or Rachel Duff at reduff94@gmail.com.
The application form will close once we reach capacity. Please note that completing this form does not guarantee acceptance. All submissions will be reviewed in the order received, as long as space remains available.
The application period has been closed.
