Summer Field Study Course Scholarships

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Civil Rights Movement: History and Consequences Scholarships

As part of its January 2011 events in honor of the work and life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the MCTC Foundation will once again award scholarships for two MCTC students to participate in “The Civil Rights Movement: History and Consequences,” a summer field-study course offered in partnership with the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA—www.hecua.org).

This 4-credit course, which will take place from June 8-29, 2011, explores the philosophy, practice, and historical implications of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. After 3 full-day seminars in the Twin Cities, students will spend two weeks on the road, interacting with current and former civil rights activists and visiting key sites of the struggle in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Throughout the course, students will explore the theory and practice of social change and reflect upon the links between past and current struggles around race, class and inequality. The course fee includes tuition; room, board and transportation outside of the Twin Cities; and admission to museums and other sites.

Strong applicants will demonstrate leadership ability and potential, an interest in the Civil Rights movement, commitment to advancing intercultural understanding on campus and beyond, an ability to connect one’s participation in the course to future goals, a high potential for success in the course, and financial need.

The scholarships, generously funded by Target Corporation, will cover $2500 of the $2,900 program fee. Scholarship funds will be directly applied to the course fees and scholarship recipients will be responsible for covering the remaining $400.

Complete application packets MUST be received by the MCTC Office of College Advancement (K1100) on or before 4 p.m. on Monday, December 20, 2010.

For more information about the scholarship, contact Amy McCarthy (College Advancement Office, 612.659.6313, amy.mccarthy@minneapolis.edu ) or Lena Jones (Political Science Faculty, 612-659-6010, lena.jones@minneapolis.edu)