K-16 Educators

These initiatives include, but are not limited to:

• Professional development workshops for teachers. 
• Support for the development of global curricula.
• Access to a network of peers focused on teaching global topics.
• Opportunities for leadership through presentations.
• Access to teacher-developed lesson plans.
• Utilization of the University of Michigan (U-M) library resources.

Our outreach initiatives often involve partnerships with other universities and institutions, departments within the University of Michigan (U-M), and collaborations among the National Resource Centers (NRCs) at our institute. These NRCs fund our outreach initiatives and many other activities, including the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) Program. 

Since 1960, the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grants have supported U-M. Presently, II is home to six NRCs – each of which has earned recognition through national peer-reviewed competitions administered and awarded by the Title VI program. 

For the grant cycle running from October 2022 to September 2026, the following centers are:

• African Studies Center (ASC) 
• East Asia National Resource Center (EANRC) – comprising the Center for Japanese Studies, the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, and the Nam Center for Korean Studies
• Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS)
• Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (CMENAS)
• Center for South Asian Studies (CSAS)
• Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS)