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University/Grant Partnerships

Facing History and Ourselves & Harvard College

Each year, one Steamboat Scholar is selected from the junior class at Harvard College to join the team at Facing History and Ourselves, an international education non-profit organization.

As the sole intern in the Evaluation Department, the Scholar partners with the Director of Evaluation, the Director of Administration, and other team members on several critical evaluation projects. Facing History utilizes these evaluations to make decisions about the direction of its innovative programs. 

With a mission to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism and prejudice, Facing History helps students make the essential connection between history and the moral choices they confront in their own lives. Known for its quality programs, Facing History reaches an estimated 1.6 million students annually through its network of 23,000 educators around the globe, while providing the community and the broader education market with timely and relevant resource materials. In addition to delivering content and services to educators through traditional face-to-face workshops and institutes, Facing History has been on the cutting edge in its use of the Internet to further extend its reach and impact.

Important Dates

    On-Campus Information Session - October 27, 2011, 7:00pm
    Applications Due - December 21, 2011
    Semi-Finalist Interviews - January 24, 2012
    Finalist Interviews - TBD
    Scholar Notification - TBD

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• Facing History and Ourselves
• Harvard College
  
  • Center for Public Interest Careers at Harvard College
    

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Program Application

If you are currently a junior and would like to apply to become a Steamboat Scholar at Facing History and Ourselves, download the application here:

Deadline: The deadline for the 2012 application is December 2, 2011.

UNIVERSITY REVIEW COMMITTEE

The University Review Committee is comprised of dedicated members of the administration and faculty.

Lisa Boes, Ed.D.

Allston Burr Resident Dean, Pforzheimer House
Lecturer on Social Studies

Amanda Sonis Glynn

Director, Harvard Public Service Network and Center for Public Interest Careers at Harvard College

Susan Marine, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean of Harvard College for Student Life
Director, Harvard College Women's Center

Travis Lovett

Assistant Director, Harvard Public Service Network and Center for Public Interest Careers at Harvard College

Timothy Patrick McCarthy, Ph.D.

Lecturer on History and Literature
Adjunct lecturer on Public Policy
Director, Human Rights and Social Movements Program Carr Center for Human Rights Policy

Susan M. Vacca, M.L.S.

Associate Director, Office of Career Services
Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Past Facing History and Ourselves Scholars

Kathryn Eidmann
2005

Lina Tetelbaum
2006

Natasha Alford
2007

Nadia Gaber
2008

Seth Packrone
2009

Michael Burks
2010

Sharon Song
2011