Engaged Faculty Fellowship Program
Matthew Saleh
About the Fellow
- Research associate, K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability (YTI), School of Industrial and Labor Relations
- More about Matthew Saleh
Cohort year(s)
- 2021-22, Faculty Fellow in Engaged Learning
Topic(s)
- Access, Equity and Justice; Education; Law, Government and Policy
2021-22 Project
Pro Se: Empowering Justice-Involved Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities through Speech and Debate Training
In summer 2021, Matthew Saleh piloted Pro Se: Empowering Justice-Involved Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities through Speech and Debate Training. Now, as an Engaged Faculty Fellow, Saleh is further developing and scaling the program, which provides mentorship and education to youth and young adults who have been involved in the criminal-legal system or in foster care, child services or similar services. The program aims to offer essential two-way community-engaged learning opportunities, both for participants and for future legal professionals from Cornell who can drive juvenile justice innovation and reform from within.
“By participating in the Engaged Faculty Fellowship Program, my hope is to be able to expand my connections with other Cornell faculty, to gain insight into practices, implementation, evaluation and scaling up projects that involve Cornell students.” —Matthew Saleh
Engaged Faculty Fellowship Program
A yearlong cohort program in which faculty dive deep into the theory and practice of community-engaged learning and scholarship; meet monthly to discuss readings, and share projects and workshop challenges