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Professionalism + Leadership at Every Level

Marketing + Outreach

The "Strait" Road to a Diverse Profession: Creating and Supporting a Successful Fellowship Program

Monday, July 17, 2023
3:30pm – 4:30pm EDT
Location: Hynes-207
The George A. Strait Minority Scholarship and Fellowship Program offers both financial assistance and experiential learning opportunities for minorities studying to become law librarians. The Strait Fellowship was recently added to the longtime Strait Scholarship Program, to provide minority library students with exposure to law libraries and to promote diversity among new law librarian professionals. In this panel program, a former Strait Fellow and two law librarians will share their experiences as fellows and mentors, and provide guidance and best practices to institutions seeking to create or expand existing programs.

Target Audience:

Librarians across all fields can use information from this session to plan, establish, and maintain a fellowship program.

Takeaways:

  • Participants will identify the attributes of a successful fellowship program and how to address the challenges of establishing and maintaining a program.
  • Participants will learn the benefits of hosting Strait Fellows and how to encourage Strait Fellows to seek placement at their institutions.
  • Participants will discover how the Strait Fellowship program can serve as a model for other institutions that wish to promote a diverse profession.