CREST

The Center for Citizenship, Race,
and Ethnicity Studies
CREST serves as a place for scholarly discourse and research of the vital issues of citizenship, race, and ethnicity at the College of Saint Rose and across the region. Through the sponsorship of two Dissertation Fellows—drawn from a national applicant pool—and five Residential Fellows picked from the Saint Rose faculty, CREST brings together a group of scholars that furthers this burgeoning area of research and teaching that ideally draws on a variety of disciplines. It is, in fact, the intention of CREST to foster a true interdisciplinary approach to these topics. CREST researchers gain insights and methodologies from a variety of disciplines, including history, political science, literature, geography, cultural studies, anthropology, Africana Studies, Latino Studies, Asian Studies, American Studies, women's studies, critical race studies, urban studies, legal studies, and communication studies—to name a few.

To help bring scholars, students, and community members together, CREST will sponsor a variety of events throughout the academic year. These will include a monthly colloquia series in which Dissertation and Resident Fellows and area scholars will present their research, less formal brown-bag lunch discussions, a lecture series, and, ultimately, an annual national scholarly conference. It is the intention of CREST's founders that these lectures and discussions will help to facilitate the scholarly production of CREST fellows and members. Publication to more widely disseminate CREST research and to help make CREST a vital center for the study of citizenship, race, and ethnicity is one of the fundamental goals of the institution.

Meet CREST:

	Dr. Bridgett Williams-Searle, Department of History and Political Science, exchanges ideas with CREST Diversity Dissertation Fellow Wandia Njoya.

Dissertation Fellows

Residential Fellows

Staff

Executive Committee

Membership

Previous Years' Fellows

The Center for Citizenship, Race, and Ethnicity Studies (CREST) at The College of Saint Rose anticipates offering two one-year diversity fellowships for doctoral candidates engaged in completing their dissertations. CREST seeks applicants whose research addresses issues of diversity central to the Center's interdisciplinary mission. Potential fellows' dissertations should be influenced by some of the following research agendas: race, racial identity, race relations, ethnicity, colonialism, state formation, Diaspora societies, borderlands, and citizenship in regional, national, trans-national, littoral, or comparative contexts.

This one-year non-renewable fellowship carries a $20,000 stipend, on-campus housing, $5,000 in research expenses, courtesy access to local libraries, and office space.

Fellows are expected to complete their dissertations by the end of their fellowship year and will teach one course in their respective discipline during either the fall or spring semester. During their residency, Fellows will present their research and be active participants in CREST's intellectual life.

About CREST
The Center for Citizenship, Race, and Ethnicity Studies (CREST) serves as a place for scholars at The College of Saint Rose and across the region to exchange ideas and research on issues related to the social construction of race, ethnicity, and citizenship. CREST researchers gain insights and methodologies from a variety of disciplines, including history, political science, literature, geography, cultural studies, anthropology, Africana Studies, Latino Studies, Asian Studies, American Studies, women's studies, critical race studies, urban studies, legal studies, and communication studies. The Center seeks to develop new and better ways to recognize, understand, and intervene in critical public policy issues, always grounding this intervention in broad-based interdisciplinary humanities scholarship.

Eligibility Requirements:

1. a record of outstanding academic achievement.
2. enrollment in a full-time academic program leading to a doctoral degree at the time of application and for the duration of the fellowship.
3. admission to degree candidacy before the dissertation fellowship is awarded.
4. approval of the dissertation proposal by the applicant's committee prior to application.
5. commitment to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level.
6. U. S. citizen, regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation.

Application Deadline: December 15, 2008
Award Announcement: January 30, 2009
Appointment Term: August 15, 2009-June 1, 2010

Please submit a letter of application no longer than two pages, curriculum vitae no longer than two pages, an abstract no longer than ten pages with a description of the dissertation's contribution to the field, a short indication of where you learned about the CREST Diversity Dissertation Fellowship, three recent letters of recommendation, and contact information to:

Dr. John Williams-Searle, Director
The Center for Citizenship, Race, and Ethnicity Studies (CREST)
The College of Saint Rose
432 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
www.strose.edu/CREST

The College of Saint Rose is a dynamic, comprehensive urban college of 5,200 students (2,864 undergraduates; 2,336 graduates). Located in the heart of Albany, New York, the College is within three hours of Boston and New York City and is served by an international airport, as well as an Amtrak rail station. The College of Saint Rose is a private, independent, and coeducational college. Additional information can be found at www.strose.edu.

The College of Saint Rose actively and energetically seeks to recruit a more diverse faculty, staff, and administration by encouraging applications from African American, Latino, Asian, Native American and women candidates, as well as the entire spectrum of diverse communities.

Monday,
October 27
12:00-1:00 pm
Saint Joseph Hall Auditorium
Spotlight on Human Rights in Guatemala
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Saint Rose Alumnus Lucio Perez-Reynozo discusses his experiences of the Guatemalan Civil War and his migration to the United States, the causes behind recent waves of Guatemalan migration to the United States, and his work as a lawyer with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) representing refugees and immigrants targeted for deportation by U.S. Immigration authorities.

This program is made possible by Amnesty International of Albany, Mayan Hands, The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, and the Center for Citizenship, Race, and Ethnicity Studies at the College of Saint Rose.

Tuesday
November 11
12:00-1:00 pm
Standish Conference Room 1
CREST Colloquium with Jannette L. Swanson, CREST Residential Fellow, 2008-2009, Department of Sociology, presents, "Is it all Black and White? The Challenges and Significance of Incorporating Hispanics into Existing Race-Based Wealth Inequality Analysis."