Oxford Center for Teaching and Scholarship
The Oxford Center for Teaching and Scholarship (OCTS) is an important resource for Oxford College faculty, providing a focus on faculty development. The center is a nexus for the advancement of Oxford’s signature excellence in innovative teaching and learning in the first two years of undergraduate education and supports the college’s emphases on leadership and critical inquiry.
The OCTS provides a variety of resources to support Oxford faculty in pedagogical and scholarly activities in collaboration with the Emory Center for Faculty Development and Excellence (CFDE*).
Each academic year, the center collaborates with faculty, staff, and administrators to offer programming through Lunch & Learn sessions, workshops, discussions, and other formats.
New Faculty Orientation is organized by the OCTS in collaboration with Academic Affairs and other campus partners. The Oxford Faculty Mentoring Program, led by the OCTS, matches teaching-track and tenure-track faculty with faculty mentors within their academic division. The annual Institute for Pedagogy in the Liberal Arts, occurring in May each year, is sponsored by the OCTS.
Resources for Oxford faculty are available through the OCTS** and CFDE Canvas sites.***
- Emory Center for Faculty Development and Excellence
- Oxford College Teaching & Scholarship Resources
- Center for Faculty Development and Excellence
- Highlights of OCTS Programming and Funding
- Classroom Speaker Mini-Grants
- Leadership Development Grants
- Summer Curriculum Grants
- Oxford Faculty Mentoring Program
- Lunch & Learn Topics – Universal Design, Supporting Students through OxWell and CareHub, Funding Pathways, Annual Reports Essentials, Facilitating Student Discussions, Purposeful Teaching Workshop, Writing & Communication Workshops, Faculty Spotlight
- Institute for Pedagogy in the Liberal Arts Topics – Teaching with AI (2024), Resist, Renew, Explore: Humans and Writing in the Age of AI (2025), Assignment Design in the Age of AI (2026)
For more information, please contact the OCTS team
Director: Nitya Jacob, njacob@emory.edu
Academic Programs Associate: Tania Smith, torye.tania.smith@emory.edu