1. 2017 UNCF/Mellon Programs Conference October 12-14, 2016 Atlanta, GA
Scholars transforming the academy: Constructing Sites for Academic and Intellectual Excellence
2017 UNCF/Mellon Programs Conference
October 12-14, 2016
Atlanta, GA

2. Introduction to the Life of a Scholar

3. The 2016 UNCF/Mellon Programs Summer Institute

4. UNCF/Mellon Undergraduate Fellows Gender Distribution (Juniors), (Seniors) & (Recent Graduates)

5. UNCF/Mellon Undergraduate Fellows Discipline Distribution 2017-2019 (Juniors) & 2016-2018 (Seniors)

6. The 2018 January Program in Cape Town, South Africa
FELLOW
INSTITUTION
Anna Flood
Fisk University
Jordan Mosby
Morehouse College
Bria Paige
Spelman College
Joshua Reed
Nzali Scales
The 2018 January Program in Cape Town, South Africa

7. The 2016 January Program in Cape Town, South Africa

8. Undergraduate Research Experiences - Summer 2017
Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers (IRT)
The Leadership Alliance Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
Mellon UCLA Undergraduate Summer Writing and Research Training Program
University of California, Davis Summer Program for Literary Analysis and Success in the Humanities (UCD-SPLASH)
University of California, Davis Summer Poverty Research Engagement Experience (UCD-SPREE)
Morehouse Pan-African Global Experience Program (Salvador de Bahia, Brazil)
NYU Center for Behavioral Statistics and Study for Motivated Perception
Lab research at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and the University of Arizona College of Medicine
Archival research in New York, California, Georgia, Wisconsin, Louisiana, and South Africa
Undergraduate Research Experiences - Summer 2017

9. 2017 Graduates - Graduate School Destinations
Fellow
Undergraduate Institution
Graduate School
Rae’Jean Spears
Tougaloo College
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Samanda Robinson
Fisk University
Johns Hopkins University
Janicia Mitchell
Rust College
University of Missouri
Michelle Jones
Eastern Illinois University
Endia Hayes
Spelman College
Rutgers University
Al-Majid Edwards
Hampton University
New York University
Da’Von Boyd
Morehouse College
Yale University
2017 Graduates - Graduate School Destinations

10. Status
Number
Doctoral Degrees Earned
106
Doctor of Education Earned 2
Doctoral Degrees in Progress 80
Doctor of Education in Progress 1
Master’s Degrees Earned (Arts/Science/Divinity/Education)
176*
Master’s Degrees in Progress (Arts/Science/Divinity/Education) 40
Professional Degrees Earned (JD/MD/MPH/MBA/Pharm./Other)
67*
Professional Degrees in Progress (JD/MD/MPH/MBA/Journalism/
Pharm./Other) 16
Employed 96
Unknown 57
*Some Fellows have received more than one degree
UNCF/Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program Tracking Report Statistics

11. Jonathan Collins, Ph.D. Jamall Calloway, Ph.D. Kimberly Love, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution: Morehouse College
Graduate Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Jamall Calloway, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution: Tougaloo College
Graduate Institution: Union Theological Seminary (Columbia University)
Kimberly Love, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution: Tuskegee University
Graduate Institution: University of Virginia
Newly Minted Ph.D.s

12. Joy Hightower, Ph.D. Lisa Young, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution: Spelman College
Graduate Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Lisa Young, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Institution: Claflin University
Graduate Institution: Purdue University
Newly Minted Ph.D.s

13. Post-Baccalaureate Activities

14. Ph.D. Completion Rate

15. Ph.D. Undergraduate Institutions

16. Ph.D. Job Titles

17. Ph.D. Placements

18. States Where UNCF/Mellon Ph.D.s Teach
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(4)
(5)
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(7)
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(3)
(6)
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States Where UNCF/Mellon Ph.D.s Teach

19. Institutions Where UNCF/Mellon Ph.D.s Teach
State
Arcadia University PA
Atlanta Metropolitan State College GA
Augusta University
Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY NY
Boston University MA
Brown University RI
Claflin University SC
College of Charleston
Denison University OH
Emory University (2)
Florida State University FL
George Mason University VA
Georgia College
Institutions Where UNCF/Mellon Ph.D.s Teach

20. Institutions Where UNCF/Mellon Ph.D.s Teach
State
Georgia College and State University GA
Georgia State University, Perimeter College
Grinnell College IA
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) IN
Lehigh University PA
Loyola University LA
Morgan State University MD
Mount Holyoke College MA
Muhlenberg College
New York University NY
North Carolina A&T State University NC
Northeastern Illinois University IL
Institutions Where UNCF/Mellon Ph.D.s Teach

21. Institutions Where UNCF/Mellon Ph.D.s Teach
State
Notre Dame University IN
Occidental College CA
Ohio State University OH
Pratt Institute NY
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rhodes College TN
Rowan University NJ
Rutgers University
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville (2) IL
St. Joseph's University PA
The College of William and Mary VA
The Spence School
Institutions Where UNCF/Mellon Ph.D.s Teach

22. Institutions Where UNCF/Mellon Ph.D.s Teach
State
The University of Memphis TN
Tuskegee University AL
University of Alabama, Birmingham
University of California Riverside CA
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs CO
University of Dayton OH
University of Delaware DE
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (3) IL
University of Maryland MD
University of Massachusetts Amherst MA
University of Minnesota MN
University of Mississippi MS
Institutions Where UNCF/Mellon Ph.D.s Teach

23. Institutions Where UNCF/Mellon Ph.D.s Teach
State
University of North Carolina-Asheville NC
University of Pennsylvania PA
University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business
University of Texas at Arlington TX
University of the South TN
University of Wisconsin - Madison WI
Ursinus College
Wake Forest University
Washington College MD
Washington University in St. Louis MO
Wesley Theological Seminary DC
Williams College MA
Institutions Where UNCF/Mellon Ph.D.s Teach

24. Institutions Where Two or More UNCF/Mellon Ph.D.s Teach
BROWN UNIVERSITY
Jamall Calloway, Ph.D.
Jonathan Collins, Ph.D.
EMORY UNIVERSITY
Jericho Brown, Ph.D.
Renee Moore, Ph.D.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, EDWARDSVILLE
Jessica Harris, Ph.D.
Howard Rambsy, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN
Irvin Hunt, Ph.D.
Candice Jenkins, Ph.D.
Derrick Spires, Ph.D.
Institutions Where Two or More UNCF/Mellon Ph.D.s Teach

25. Ph.Ds Who Have Earned Tenure
Patricia Banks, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology, Mount Holyoke College
RoSusan Bartee, Ph.D., Professor and Program Coordinator of K-12 Educational Leadership, University of Mississippi
Shanna Greene Benjamin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, Grinnell College (Associate Dean in 2017)
Jericho Brown, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing, Emory University
David Cort, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Kalenda Eaton, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, Arcadia University
Ph.Ds Who Have Earned Tenure

26. Ph.Ds Who Have Earned Tenure
Erica Edwards, Ph.D., Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
Keith Green, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, Rutgers University
Fareeda McClinton Griffith, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology, Denison University
Vera Denise James, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Dayton
Candice Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Alisha Coleman Knight, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English and American Studies, Washington College
Ph.Ds Who Have Earned Tenure

27. Ph.Ds Who Have Earned Tenure
Kim Lewis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, & Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Candice Love-Jackson, Ph.D., Interim Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, Kentucky State University
Valerie Matthews, Ph.D., Professor of English, Georgia Perimeter College
Trimiko Melancon, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, African American Studies and Women’s Studies & Co-Director of the Women's Studies Program, Loyola University
Ladrica Menson-Furr, Ph.D., Associate Professor of African American Literature & Director of the African and African American Studies Program, The University of Memphis
Ph.Ds Who Have Earned Tenure

28. Ph.Ds Who Have Earned Tenure
Hassan Moore, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Shona Morgan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Operations Management, North Carolina A&T University
Michael Ralph, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Metropolitan Studies; Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, Africana Studies, American Studies; Director, Metropolitan Studies, New York University
Howard Rambsy, Ph.D., Professor of Literature, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Ph.Ds Who Have Earned Tenure

29. Ph.Ds Who Have Earned Tenure
Stephany Rose, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Women’s and Ethnic Studies, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Jill Tolliver Richardson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
Stefan Wheelock, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English, George Mason University
Ph.Ds Who Have Earned Tenure

30. UNCF/Mellon Scholars Who Have Attained Full Professorship
Angela Banks, J.D., Professor of Law, William and Mary Law School
RoSusan Bartee, Ph.D., Professor and Program Coordinator of K-12 Educational Leadership, University of Mississippi
Valerie Matthews, Ph.D., Professor of English, Georgia Perimeter College
Howard Rambsy, Ph.D., Professor of Literature, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
UNCF/Mellon Scholars Who Have Attained Full Professorship

31. The faculty career enhancement programs
Faculty Seminar
Faculty Residency Program
Teaching and Learning Institutes
Junior Faculty Development Fund

32. The Faculty Seminar provides UNCF faculty at UNCF member colleges and universities with an opportunity to enhance their teaching and/or scholarship in a domestic or international setting.
International Seminar Sites:
Goree Island, Senegal ( )
Accra and Kumasi, Ghana ( )
Cape Town, South Africa ( )
Salvador, Bahia ( )
France (Nantes- 2015; Paris- 2016)
Domestic Seminar Sites:
Atlanta, GA (2010)
Albuquerque, NM (2014)
Atlanta, GA (2017)
Faculty Seminar

33. The 2017 UNCF/Mellon Faculty Domestic Seminar
2017 Site: Atlanta, GA Theme: New Directions in Gender and Sexuality Studies Lead Facilitator: Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Ph.D., Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies, Spelman College
The 2017 UNCF/Mellon Faculty Domestic Seminar

34. The 2018 UNCF/Mellon Faculty International Seminar
Proposed 2018 International Seminar Theme: Exploring Historical and Contemporary African Diasporic Engagement and Experience in the Iberian Peninsula
The 2018 UNCF/Mellon Faculty International Seminar

35. Faculty Residency Program
The Faculty Residency Program provides an opportunity for selected UNCF faculty members to take up to a semester away from their home institutions to complete or begin a scholarly project.
Summer Faculty Residency awards will not exceed $15, per award. The International Summer Faculty Residency award will not exceed $18, Semester Faculty Residency awards will not exceed $35, per award.
Faculty Residency Program

36. 2017 Faculty Residency Program Participants
Dr. Worth Kamili Hayes
Assistant Professor of History, Tuskegee University
Faculty Residency Location: Chicago, IL
Research Project: “In Our Own Hands: The Golden Age of Black Private Education in Chicago, ”
Dr. Alexandria Lockett
Assistant Professor of English, Spelman College
Faculty Residency Location: James Weldon Johnson Institute, Emory University
Research Project: “Leaked: A Grammar of Information Miscegenation in Surveillance Cultures”
Prof. Ebony Lumumba
Assistant Professor of English, Tougaloo College
Faculty Residency Location: University of Mississippi
Research Project: “Of Mules and Mamas: Africana Mothering and Resistance”
2017 Faculty Residency Program Participants

37. 2017 Faculty Residency Program Participants
Dr. Ashanté Reese
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Spelman College
Faculty Residency Location: James Weldon Johnson Institute, Emory University
Research Project: “Between a Corner Store and Safeway: Race, Class, and Food Access in the Nation’s Capital”
Dr. Charissa Threat
Assistant Professor of History, Spelman College
Research Project: “Sweethearts and Pin-Ups: Race and Sex in Wartime America”
Dr. Xan Yu
Faculty Residency Location: Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University
Research Project: “War Heroes: Constructing the Soldier and the State in Modern China, ”
2017 Faculty Residency Program Participants

38. Teaching and Learning Institutes
Teaching and Learning Institutes create opportunities for UNCF faculty to come together through workshops, seminars and/or mini conferences to share strategies, scholarship and best practices that help to strengthen the teaching and learning environment. Grants will be determined on a case-by-case basis with the maximum award of $30,000
Teaching and Learning Institutes

39. 2017 Teaching and Learning Institutes
Wiley College
“#GoOPEN Summit”
Participating Institutions: Claflin University, Huston-Tillotson University, Xavier University of New Orleans
2017 Teaching and Learning Institutes

40. Junior Faculty Development Fund
The Junior Faculty Development Grant, a new initiative of the UNCF/Mellon Faculty Career Enhancement Programs, provides a limited number of course release and faculty support grants to faculty teaching at UNCF and Mellon affiliated institutions. This grant is to be used to support a faculty member receiving release time from one course per semester or to support activities related to the furtherance of the faculty member’s research agenda. Preference is given to MMUF or UNCF newly minted Ph.D.s who have chosen to teach within the UNCF consortium of institutions
Junior Faculty Development Fund

41. 2017 Faculty Development Fund Recipients
Dr. Shail Gowda
Associate Professor of History, Wilberforce University
Dr. Esme Murdock
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Morehouse College
Dr. Larry Spruill
Assistant Professor of History, Morehouse College
Prof. Shawanda Stewart
Assistant Professor of English, Huston-Tillotson University
2017 Faculty Development Fund Recipients

42. Faculty Career Enhancement Products

43. Faculty Career Enhancement Products

44. The uncf/mellon programs
NOMINATION AND PARTICIPATION STATISTICS

45. Programs’ Nomination Statistics
* 79 Applications have been received for Teaching and Learning Institutes
Programs’ Nomination Statistics

46. Programs’ Participation Statistics
* 672 Faculty have participated in the Teaching and Learning Institutes
Programs’ Participation Statistics