DPO Teaching Award

Submit a Nomination

2026 Call for Nominations

In order to recognize excellence in Difference, Power, and Oppression (DPO) teaching, we invite nominations for the annual DPO Teaching Award. Awardees will receive up to $1000 and will be asked to attend the 2026 State of Inclusive Excellence reception at Oregon State University event on Tuesday, May 26 as part of their award recognition.

Nominations are due by Friday, April 17, 2026.

Eligibility

  • Nominees must have taught at least one DPD/DPO course within the last two years (Consistency in teaching DPD/DPO courses is not required, but will be used as one measure of evaluation)

  • Instructors and faculty of record are eligible (graduate students are ineligible)

  • Self-nominations are welcome

Nominations

All nominations must include the following:

  1. A brief narrative describing how the nominee embodies one or more of the four principles of DPO Teaching (no more than 2-pages, single spaced, see description of DPO teaching principles below)
  2. At least one exemplar DPO course syllabus (if faculty teach more than one DPO course, multiple syllabi can be submitted)
  3. Document(s) describing an assignment or teaching activity used in teaching DPO (should demonstrate the nominee's approach to DPO teaching, can include assignment description from the nominee's DPO course, a teaching observation that details how the nominee facilitates learning, etc.)
  4. Statement(s) of support (can include brief statements from students, TAs, co-teachers, supervisors, and/or faculty observations)

For more information or questions, please contact Kali Furman, DPO Assistant Director, at [email protected].

Four Principles of DPO Teaching

  • Knowing Ourselves: Reflecting on and addressing our positionality as instructors in the classroom
  • Knowing Our Students: Considering and addressing students' positionality and properly leveraging their experiences inside and outside the classroom
  • What We Teach: Centering questions of difference, power, and oppression within course content
  • How We Teach: Utilizing inclusive pedagogies and active learning strategies