FWG Professional Development Series

Faculty Working Group Professional Development Series

The Faculty Working Group Professional Development Series is a set of events intended for humanities faculty at Wellesley College interested in working with research fellows and conducting public humanities research. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP, so we can order enough food. 

How to Work with a Student Research Fellow

October 6, 2025

12:45-2pm, FND 120

Featuring: Mary Kate McGowan (Philosophy), Yixi Gao, Lenox Balzebre, Bryan Burns (Classical Studies), Dave Olsen (Art), and Esther Song

RSVP by October 1.

Publishing with a Trade Press

October 20, 2025

12:45-2pm, FND 120

Featuring: Dan Chiasson (English & Creative Writing), Kellie Jackson (Africana Studies), and Paul Fisher (American Studies)

RSVP by October 14.

‘Can I Really Get Paid for Reading?’ Opening up Humanities Research to Students: A Working Model

November 3, 2025

12:45-2pm, FND 120

Featuring: Petra McGillen (Dartmouth College, German Studies)

RSVP by October 27.