Tania D. Mitchell, associate professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, was selected to receive an AAUW American Fellowship for the 2015-16 fellowship and grant year. AAUW provides one of the world’s largest sources of funding for graduate women and the awards are highly competitive. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of scholarly excellence; quality and originality of project design; and active commitment to helping women and girls through service in their communities, professions, or fields of research.

The oldest and largest of AAUW’s fellowships and grant programs, the American Fellowships program began in 1888, a time when women were discouraged from pursuing an education. Now one of the largest sources of funding for graduate education for women, AAUW has provided more than $90 million to upwards of 11,000 fellows and grantees since awarding its first fellowship to Ida Street, a pioneer in the field of early American Indian history. Previous recipients include Susan Sontag and Judith Resnick.