The American Association of College and Teacher Education (AACTE) is a leading voice on educator preparation and represents more than 800 postsecondary institutions. 亚色视频 (亚色视频) and the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies (DCEPS) are proud members of AACTE and the Holmes Scholars Program. This program is dedicated to supporting exemplary doctoral students, who are pursuing a doctoral degree in an education-related field. This is important to strengthen not only doctoral studies, but enhance the future professors in academia as a whole.
The Holmes Scholars Program is designed to enhance the education profession by recruiting, preparing, and sustaining scholar-leaders who reflect and understand the implications of rich perspectives in the nation's learning communities. It is, by all accounts, a model of best practice. The Holmes Scholars Program provides mentorship, peer support, and rich professional development opportunities to doctoral students. The Holmes Scholars Program also strives to assist AACTE in developing an exceptional pool of candidates for faculty and leadership positions within education.
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Why Be a DCEPS Holmes Scholar?
Here in the 亚色视频 DCEPS, we are proud to have a Holmes Scholars Program. Why apply? Gain leadership, funding, and support at 亚色视频, but also connect with the , a national network of professionals in education-related disciplines.
Other benefits:
- Assigned a Holmes mentor: an 亚色视频 faculty in your discipline, to collaborate with on research and successfully navigating doctoral studies
- Part of a small community/cohort of other first-year 亚色视频 DCEPS doctoral students, who meets monthly over lunch, for discussions, learning, mentoring, community-building, networking, and support
- Funding and mentoring to attend two national conferences each year of the Holmes Program: (a) AACTE: parent organization to the Holmes Program, (b) conference specific to each Scholar鈥檚 discipline (i.e., Teaching and Learning, Counseling, etc.)
- Membership in AACTE: National organization for education disciplines
- National network of Holmes Scholars from across the U.S.: current Holmes Scholars and alumni (nearly 70 programs across the U.S.)
- Gain experience presenting at a national conference each year as part of the Holmes Program
- Access to a job fair at the AACTE Annual Meeting/Conference, and access to professional job/position announcements throughout the year
Funding to attend: (a) Writing and Research Retreat, and (b) Holmes Scholars Summer Policy Institute in Washington, DC (participating in AACTE鈥檚 Day on the Hill and networking events associated with the AACTE State Leaders Institute)
We have completed our recruitment for our inaugural cohort.
This national program has existed for nearly 25 years across the U.S., with the goal of听recruiting, preparing, and sustaining exemplary faculty of varied perspectives in academia. This model is considered a best practice, providing three-years of mentorship, peer support, and rich professional development opportunities to doctoral students in their doctoral programs, as they prepare to be future faculty.
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