GLCA-Library of Congress Faculty-Student Research Initiative

GLCA-Library of Congress Faculty-Student Research Initiative

Overview: A collaborative research program that brings faculty-student teams to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. for intensive archival and primary source research in the humanities and social sciences.

Program Duration: 10 days of intensive research at the Library of Congress

Geographic Scope: Open to faculty and students from GLCA member colleges and extended international institutions of the Global Liberal Arts Alliance (GLAA)

Focus Areas: Humanities and social science disciplines with emphasis on archival research

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Background: The program selects faculty-student research teams based on competitive proposals. Example projects have included studies on Civil War era history, Arab-American immigration, and Indian language modernist poetry. Each team presents their research findings at the conclusion of the 10-day session.