Community of Scholars

The Frederick Douglass Community of Scholars is a living/learning community open to first year and upper division students who share similar interest in diversity. Members of the community form a cohesive community of diverse students, talent faculty and staff who are committed to working together to deepen their understanding of diversity. As participants and staff live and learn together, they engaged in academic, social and civic actions that bridge social differences.  The Frederick Doughlass Community Scholars Program will offer dialogues between faculty, students, residence life and student affairs staff as carefully structured conversations over an extended period among students of different social backgrounds.

Frederick Douglass Commons:
Located in Harner Hall, this community's focus is to increase scholarship, friendship, and citizenship in a multi-cultural setting.  Activities are sponsored in conjunction with the Office of Residence Life and will include trips to cultural events and celebrations, academic support programs, dicussions on related topics, book clubs and other various topics.

Frederick Douglass Learning Community:
The Frederick Douglass Leadership Commons will consist of a community of students taking two or more classes together and providing each other with social and academic support, while professors integrate class content to broaden understanding.  Of course, building learning communities requires investments in faculty development and ongoing venues for faculty collaboration. Assessment continually informs and refines the implementation process, fueling reinvention and continuous improvement.

The Frederick Douglass Leadership Commons will offer dialogues between faculty, students, residence life and student affairs staff as carefully structured conversations over an extended period among students of different social backgrounds. This will hold the promise for innovative pedagogy, interdisciplinary research, and critical, complex thinking and writing assignments. It will bring students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds together into an engaged community that addresses and manages conflict, and creates welcoming climates in the residence hall, in the classroom, and across campus. Such dialogues will be coordinated by the Frederick Douglass Institute and call out for collaboration between academic affairs, student affairs and residence life.

Faculty Fellows: 

Community Assistant:

Kaila Mason

Living Learning Program Coordinator

Jaime Russell