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Faculty and Artist Applications for the Fall 2025 cohort are now open. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2025.

Participating faculty fellows work together with partnered artist fellows to design a project that reflects on racial or other inequities, and to embed their project into one of the faculty member’s existing syllabi on any topic. Fellows decide together how to incorporate their project into their syllabus, as well as the nature and frequency of the ASJ Artist Fellow’s engagement with the class.

Emory faculty from all divisions of the university are encouraged to apply. Artist applicants must be local to Atlanta. Strong candidates should demonstrate an interest in advancing social justice through their work and a dedication to pedagogy. The Arts and Social Justice program will determine faculty and artist pairings. 

"I was a part of the inaugural cohort of ASJ fellows in 2020. We had full license to really create the program, which was exciting but also daunting. And I just remember being so energized by the students. They were brilliant and engaged and fully bought into this completely new concept. And what was so inspiring working with Hank Klibanoff in his Georgia Civil Rights Cold Cases Project class was that the intersection we created of journalism, history, and theater burst open a whole new window into the lives of the Atlantans we were studying and provided a much more intimate and impactful perspective for all of us."

— Garret Turner, 2020 ASJ Fellow

Faculty FAQ

  • Yes, only faculty at Emory University are eligible to apply and participate.

  • No. Faculty from all areas of the university are encouraged to apply.

  • Yes. We have found it to be successful when co-teaching faculty  apply and participate in the program together.

    • Engage respectfully with your fellow and the cohort

    • Be open to this collaboration

    • Welcome gathering and mixer event in May

    • Participation in one mid-semester panel event

    • Monthly cohort meetings

    • Attendance at a closing project showcase

  • No.

  • Accepted faculty and fellows will have the opportunity to engage at a welcome mixer and rank preferences. Ultimately, the ASJ team will make pairing decisions with your preferences in mind.

  • Please update your course in the course catalog prior to Fall registration to state the following:

    This course is in the Arts and Social Justice program for the Fall 2025 semester. Students will have the opportunity to work with an Atlanta artist and explore social justice issues relevant to the course topic. 

    You and your fellow will work together to find ways to incorporate the artist’s involvement. There will be a project showcase at the end of the semester which we hope will include student participation in either the process and/or performance.

  • We have found courses in block schedule to be a challenge therefore preference will be given to classes with a standard semester schedule. (If applicable)

  • Unfortunately, not at this time

  • We have found that the ASJ program works well in small to medium sized classes. Courses with 100+ students have shown difficulty managing the nuanced conversations and quality interaction time students have with the artist fellows. Feel free to reach out and/or join the ZOOM Q&A for more information.

  • Yes! We accept applications from previous fellows with the understanding that each experience in the program is unique.

Artist FAQ

  • Atlanta-based artists who have a passion or experience in arts activism. Artists do not need to have a master’s degree to participate. Artistic mediums can include but are not limited to: visual arts, performing arts, architecture, arts administration, cooking, writing, design, production, comedy, illusion, fashion, film, etc. 

  • Fellows will receive part-time temporary appointment at Emory University beginning September 1 and finish December 31, 2025. To prepare for the Fall 2025 semester, fellows are expected to collaborate with their faculty partner over the summer for an additional stipend. The ASJ team will check in mid July to assist with any potential challenges.

  • Effective February 9, 2023

    1. Emory University will no longer require COVID-19 vaccinations for students, faculty, and staff. However, Emory Healthcare COVID-19 vaccine requirements will still be enforced for health sciences students in the School of Medicine and School of Nursing, and those university employees already subject to EHC immunization requirements.

    2. Emory will no longer require students, faculty, and staff to report COVID-19-positive tests or complete isolation clearance forms to return to campus.

    3. Emory will remove all COVID-19 vaccine requirements for minors and non-Emory affiliated program participants staying in overnight on-campus housing.

  • Artist fellows will receive a summer stipend of $2,000.00. Beginning in September, fellows will receive pay equivalent to an adjunct instructor, paid in four monthly installments. This fellowship does not offer room and board.

  • Each fellow will have a $1,000 budget to go towards supplies and guest speakers. All expenses must go through the ASJ program, any remaining funds not spent will remain with the program. Reimbursements must be approved in writing prior to spending.

  • Classes are either in-person on Emory’s campuses or online, or a hybrid of in-person and virtual gatherings. ASJ events are in-person.

  • You can access the parking map here.

    Fellows will be given visitor validations tickets to park on campus without paying out of pocket.

  • The ASJ program has community programming in the Spring and Summer. Artists will be invited for select projects with additional compensation.

  • Artists and the ASJ program will have shared ownership. All materials made must have the ASJ logo on it.

    More information will be provided on the agreement letter.

  • Accepted faculty and fellows will have the opportunity to engage at a mixer and rank preferences. Ultimately, the ASJ team will make pairing decisions with your preferences in mind.

  • Engage respectfully with your fellow and the cohort

    Be open to this collaboration

    Welcome gathering and mixer event in evening of May 10

    Participation in one mid-semester panel event

    Monthly cohort meetings

    Attendance at a closing project showcase in mid December

  • Artists are not expected to attend every single class session in the course. Artists and faculty will agree on class attendance and levels of engagement prior to the start of the semester. Historically, some artists choose to attend every class session, and other artists visit select classes and engage with students outside of class time.

  • Yes! Artists may re-apply every year.

  • Yes! We accept applications from previous fellows with the understanding that each experience in the program is unique.