Greetings Colleagues, Practice an abundance of caution in all activities. See messaging below from Rare Book School re: Application extension for Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion and Cultural Heritage. Share broadly and apply! Take good care, Sandra Rare Book School invites applications for the second cohort of fellows (2021-2023) of the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage<https://rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/mellon-diversity/>. The deadline for submitting applications has been extended until 11 December 2020. Fostering new models for diverse and inclusive cultural heritage programming, this fellowship seeks to advance multicultural collections through innovative curatorial practice and leadership. The fellowship will provide professional development opportunities for early- to mid-career professionals currently working in a special collections library, archive, or other cultural heritage institution located in the United States. Fellows will build connections with diverse communities and publics through a combination of strategic programming, outreach, advocacy, and training. The selected fellows will identify with diverse racial or ethnic communities and/or work primarily with collections that document minority, immigrant, and non-Western cultural traditions. Individuals coming from or working primarily with other groups who have been historically excluded from the cultural record are also eligible; these include professionals who identify as LGBTQ+, professionals who come from low-income backgrounds, and professionals with disabilities. The fellowship includes tuition waivers for three Rare Book School courses, funding to attend the annual conference of the Rare Books & Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, and an opportunity to participate in one cultural heritage field school. Fellows will receive funding to organize symposia at their home institutions, and fellows will also be given funds to attend conferences of their own choosing during their second and third years of their participation in the program. Virtual workshops, seminars, and other meetings will take the place of face-to-face events until it is safe to gather in person. The Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Heritage is committed to promoting career advancement for qualified individuals working with special collections, museum collections, archives, and/or other cultural artifacts. We warmly encourage prospective applicants to apply to this opportunity. For more information and to apply, please visit https://rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/mellon-diversity/ or email chfellowship@virginia.edu<mailto:chfellowship@virginia.edu> with any questions. -- Barbara Heritage Associate Director & Curator of Collections Rare Book School POB 400103 University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904 Main office 434-924-8851 Direct line 434-924-3878 Fax 434-924-8824 Sandra M. Phoenix HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/