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junior faculty teaching fellow spotlight: anand vivek taneja

oct. 15, 2015— each month, the cft newsletter highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month anand vivek taneja, religious studies, talks about his teaching philosophy and interests. anand vivek taneja i am an anthropologist of religion, and i work on new religious forms and inter-religious relations in modern south asia. my book, jinnealogy: time, islam,...

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cft proudly welcomes the 2015 cohort of junior faculty teaching fellows!

aug. 12, 2015—this year’s junior faculty teaching fellows are, left to right, gabriel briggs (english), courtney cook (nursing), larisa desantis (earth and environmental science), david diehl (human and organizational development), anita disney (psychology), ravindra duddu (civil and environmental engineering), melissa glassford (nursing), karen hande (nursing), david laird (leadership, policy, and organizations), abby parish (nursing), anna richmond (nursing),...

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mark your calendar & spread the word about upcoming august 世界杯足球2022亚洲预选赛

jul. 16, 2015—teaching at vanderbilt (tav), an orientation for junior and senior faculty new to vanderbilt, will be held from 1p.m. to 5 p.m. on thursday, august 20th, 2015, in buttrick hall. those interested in attending should rsvp by august 14th by registering online or by calling the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分 at (615) 322-7290. throughout the week following tav orientation...

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cft acknowledges junior faculty teaching fellows

may. 20, 2015—  the cft acknowledges these junior faculty who participated in the jftf program this year! this year’s junior faculty teaching fellows, left to right: jesse blocher (finance), john bradley (english), lily claiborne (earth and environmental sciences), alex da fonte (special education), ken macleish (medicine, health, and society and anthropology), dan morgan (earth and environmental sciences),haerin shin (english), and...

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apply to be a junior faculty teaching fellow!

apr. 9, 2015—we are now accepting applications for 2015-16. the cft’s junior faculty teaching fellows program is designed to help you: • learn from the teaching experiences of colleagues at vanderbilt. • develop skills that will enable you to analyze and improve your teaching over time. • enjoy the community of teachers at vanderbilt. • learn to...

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junior faculty teaching fellow spotlight: jesse blocher

feb. 6, 2015—each month, the cft newsletter highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month, jesse blocher, assistant professor of finance, talks about his teaching philosophy and interests: i teach corporate valuation to mba, msf, and macc students at the owen graduate school of business. students come into my class motivated to learn, but...

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junior faculty teaching fellow spotlight: john bradley

jan. 26, 2015—each month, the cft newsletter highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month, john bradley, senior lecturer in english, talks about his teaching philosophy and interests:   “whether in a one-on-one conference with a student in the writing studio or in the literature classroom, i aim to help my students harness the...

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junior faculty teaching fellow spotlight: lily claiborne

dec. 19, 2014—each month, the cft newsletter highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month, lily claiborne , senior lecturer in the department of earth and environmental sciences, talks about her teaching philosophy and interests: in a time when earth processes are moving to the forefront of global issues through climate change and natural...

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junior faculty teaching fellow spotlight: dan morgan

nov. 11, 2014—each month, the cft newsletter highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month, dan morgan , senior lecturer in the department of earth and environmental sciences, talks about his teaching philosophy and interests: “i enjoy teaching both scientists and nonscientists, and one of my teaching goals is to provide students with skills that...

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celebrating the junior faculty teaching fellows

may. 13, 2013—the following is a short speech delivered by assistant professor of theatre, christin essin, at the may 3, 2013 celebration of teaching.  in 2012-13, christin was one of the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分’s junior faculty teaching fellows.  she delivered these remarks to capture her experiences in the fellowship and to celebrate the work of all of...

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