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May 11-15, 2026, from 9am-12pm each day
In-person in the Tepper Quad (room 1308)

Come join our community of inclusive teachers! We want all CMU faculty to feel empowered to discuss, implement, and assess their inclusive teaching strategies. If you’re curious about inclusive teaching or want to connect with colleagues from across the university on inclusive teaching topics, this Institute is for you.

In this event spanning five half-days (9am-12pm) we will help you make changes—big and small—to your course(s) based on a variety of inclusive teaching practices, theories, and ideas. Starting from the premise that inclusive teaching matters, we will actively explore what it can mean to be inclusive. In turning these values into action, we will discuss and design inclusive strategies that you can incorporate into all of your teaching. During the Institute, you can expect to engage in a variety of activities and discussions that will support you in making inclusive changes to your course(s). Between sessions, you will be expected to complete  asynchronous work (no more than 30 min/day). 

By the end of the institute, you will have made progress toward incorporating inclusive practices into your course(s) with an organized plan for implementation. We will ensure you are connected with the Eberly Center in a way that works for you, so you can continue to build on the work done in the Institute.

Note: This event is separate from the Provost’s Inclusive Teaching Fellowship, which is no longer active. The Institute does not provide a stipend to participants.

Application Process

Deadline to apply: April 6, 2026

To apply for the Provost’s Institute for Inclusive Teaching, please . The form includes questions about your current familiarity with some inclusive teaching topics as well as your interest in developing your courses to be more inclusive to students. See below for a preview of the questions we ask on the application. The conversations we plan to have on inclusivity in the Institute require a bit of vulnerability from everyone. This requires some care in creating a community of instructors who can work well together in dialogue, and your application will help us determine that fit. Only a limited number of seats are available, to ensure our discussions are meaningful and inclusive.

In order to make the best Institute we can, we are looking for people who are…

• already interested in or value inclusivity, even if not confident or experienced; 
• reflective about their teaching and can identify strengths and areas for improvement in their teaching; and
• able to attend all five days of the event in-person (there will be limited remote options for participants from non-Pittsburgh campuses).

Preview of application