Advancing Interdisciplinary Education
At Wake Forest University, we embrace the teacher-scholar ideal, recognizing that teaching and research are deeply interconnected in the pursuit of knowledge.
The 1834 Teacher-Scholars program celebrates faculty who extend their expertise beyond their home departments to enrich interdisciplinary learning across the University. These distinguished educators—permanent, full-time faculty—voluntarily teach for-credit courses outside their primary academic unit (College or School) within an academic year.
By engaging in cross-school teaching, 1834 Teacher-Scholars foster intellectual exchange, broaden students’ perspectives, and contribute to transformative educational experiences. This designation honors their commitment to interdisciplinary education and their role in shaping a dynamic, collaborative learning environment at Wake Forest.
2025-26 1834 Teacher-Scholars
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Frequently Asked Questions
When a program has a strategic need to involve a faculty member from a different college or school, there is a cross-school teaching request process that is followed to identify faculty who may be able to meet the program’s teaching needs. Faculty who agree to these requests for cross-school teaching as part of this process are identified as an 1834 Teacher-Scholar.
No, faculty members should not directly reach out to other schools about teaching opportunities. Decisions about course offerings are made by individual academic units based on strategic needs. The Cross-School Teaching Framework provides a structured process to ensure that qualified faculty are identified for these opportunities in a way that is equitable, transparent, and aligned with institutional priorities.
This framework emphasizes clear communication and coordination between schools to support meaningful cross-school teaching arrangements. Faculty who teach outside of this designated process may not be eligible for recognition as an 1834 Teacher-Scholar. If you are interested in cross-school teaching, we recommend speaking with your department chair or dean to explore potential opportunities within the established process.
Some cross-school teaching arrangements are outside of the scope of this program, such as those teaching across schools to fulfill ongoing teaching needs or those teaching non-credit courses.
Only faculty who are teaching in a different college or school than their home academic unit are recognized as 1834 Teacher-Scholars. Cross-departmental teaching within a college or school can be an important contribution to our community of learning at Wake Forest University, but only those teaching in a different college or school are recognized through this program.
No. This program recognizes permanent, full-time faculty who are engaging in cross-school teaching.