CETL Faculty Fellowship in Accessibility

Accessibility Faculty Fellow Application

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is seeking a Faculty Fellow to work closely with CETL staff in leading and advancing the college’s efforts regarding accessibility. The Faculty Fellow will play a key role in guiding our campus work to meet the comprehensive Title II requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Accessibility has moved to the forefront of discourse in teaching and learning, leading us to rethink and continue embracing pedagogies of inclusion, access, and usability. The Accessibility Faculty Fellow will partner with CETL to develop workshops, activities, and learning communities that support student-centered, instructor-conscious teaching and learning innovation specific to our campus needs. Through these activities, they will inspire and guide colleagues to adopt and effectively utilize accessible pedagogy in their classrooms, labs, and other creative spaces. The fellowship will begin December 1, 2025, and end November 30, 2026.

Eligibility

All faculty members and librarians who are full-time (tenured, tenure-track, multi-year clinical instructors, multi-year lecturers) are eligible. One Faculty Fellow will be appointed.

Expectations

• Meet twice a month with the Accommodations Support Specialist for Curriculum and Assessment in the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
• Offer two (or more) professional development sessions for faculty, with one session presentation at the February Excellence in Teaching and Learning Summit
• Develop resources specific to TCNJ’s campus for meeting Title II requirements
• Advocate for digital accessibility practices and Universal Design for Learning principles
• Submit an end-of-year summary to the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning that outlines fellowship achievements and recommends next steps for sustaining accessibility efforts.

Support

The Faculty Fellow may choose to receive a $5,000 stipend or $5,000 in professional expense funds. Professional expense funds may be used to support conference participation/travel, technology/software purchases, student assistants, scholarly/academic expenses, and/or professional memberships. For those choosing professional expense funds, recipients must submit all reimbursement receipts no later than December 1, 2026.

Application Process

The call for applications closes on November 13, 2025, at 11:59 PM. Recipients are determined by a subcommittee of the Teaching and Learning Council, a representative group of faculty and librarians. Applicants will be notified by November 20, 2025. Interested faculty should submit the following materials online:

• A brief applicant bio (200 words maximum)
• A personal statement (500 words maximum) that describes your interest and experience with accessibility in the classroom, and
• Answers to the following questions:
  • Why do you want to be the Faculty Fellow for accessibility, and what do you hope to achieve during the term?
  • How do you conceptualize accessibility beyond students with documented accommodations? How would you address this framing shift in your role as Faculty Fellow?
  • What experience, qualifications, and/or interests do you have?
  • What three most impactful ideas do you have for faculty professional development on accessibility in teaching and learning?