Desiree Valentine. Photo courtesy of Marquette University.
MILWAUKEE Dr.
Desiree Valentine, assistant professor of philosophy in Marquette University’s Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, has received a Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Institute for Citizens and Scholars, formerly the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.
The Career Enhancement Fellowship Program seeks to increase the presence of minority junior faculty members and other faculty members committed to eradicating racial disparities in core fields in the arts and humanities.
“This is truly an exciting opportunity for Dr. Valentine that reflects her multifaceted talent and potential,” said Dr.
Heidi Bostic, dean of the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. “This fellowship will allow her to develop her scholarly engagement with the topics of racial and disability justice, which are extremely important to Marquette and to broader national and global conversations. Reflecting and enh