About

Strategy

We are cultivating leaders who are committed to creating more equitable and just environments, in schools, nonprofits, local businesses and beyond. With the humanities at the core of all that we do, we are showing how these essential disciplines can help us understand complex social problems and imagine new and better futures.

Our mantra: Learn. Lead. Liberate.

Activities

Learning opportunities: We are leading workshops, trainings, teach-ins and more that give leaders from a range of backgrounds—from teachers to community leaders and faculty/staff—the opportunity to grow their skills in the humanities. 

Community building: We are fostering a robust community of leaders and activists who are committed to social change and are rooted in the humanities. 

Funding opportunities: We are providing grants and other funding to students, faculty and staff for work that embodies the ideals of the Douglass Center.   

Goals

• Develop well-rounded leaders across all professions and industries who are rooted in the arts and humanities
• Cultivate unique, nuanced and thoughtful models of leadership
• Honor the legacy of Frederick Douglass 
• Break down silos within the college and campus
• Transform curriculum, community and society

Fellowships

The Douglass Center awards a limited number of summer grants of $5,000 to ARHU faculty members (PTK or TTK) and graduate students to support the development or advancement of a publicly-engaged research project.