The Arts and Science Emerging Leaders Academy (ASELA) is a year-long program aimed at developing the leadership potential of faculty in NYU Arts and Science. This intensive program develops individual leadership goals as well as skills and capacity for decision making, community building, program development and management. Participants think through effective strategies for moving programs and people forward. They reflect on and develop strategies for meeting their next big challenge. And they make connections across Arts and Science.
Meet the ASELA cohort
The 2020-2021 ASELA cohort includes nine faculty from across Arts & Science chosen in a competitive competition. The inaugural cohort is: Jasna Brujic (Physics), Brigid Cohen (Music), Pat Egan (Politics), Jay Garcia (Comparative Literature), David Gresham (Biology), Sarah Pearce (Spanish & Portuguese), Tessa West (Psychology), Scott Williams (Anthropology), Wendy Wu (English).
Interested in joining ASELA in a future year?
Applications, support letters and chairs’ letters are all due no later than March 31, 2021 by 5pm Eastern Time. Please see the ASELA FAQ page for more information.
ASELA summer reading
Over the summer the ASELA cohort is reading these four leadership books:
- Lead from the Outside by Stacey Abrams
- The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh
- The College Administrators Survival Guide by C.K. Gunsalus
- An Inclusive Academy: Achieving Diversity and Excellence by Abigail Stewart and Virginia Valian
2020-2021 ASELA workshops
ASELA began with a remote (online) workshop on May 27, 2020 and continues with 8 Friday sessions during the academic year. The 3-hour Friday workshops (10am - 1pm) will be held virtually in Fall 2020: 9/25, 10/23, 11/20, 12/11 and Spring 2021: 2/5, 3/5, 4/2 and 5/7.
Have questions?
Please contact facultydiversitydirector@nyu.edu with additional questions.