Creating an Interdepartmental Certificate in Cultural Heritage Research, Stewardship, and Restitution

FAIN: AA-290012-23

UCLA; Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA 90024-4201)
Willemina Z. Wendrich (Project Director: May 2022 to present)
Min Li (Co Project Director: December 2022 to present)

A one-year project to design and implement a graduate certificate program in cultural heritage studies.

This is a proposal to develop and launch an Interdepartmental Certification for Matriculated Graduate Students in Tangible Cultural Heritage Research, Stewardship, and Restitution at the University of California, Los Angeles Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. The Waystation Certificate Program (WCP) will commence in the fall quarter of 2023. With NEH funds, the CIoA and the Waystation Program propose to establish a certificate for matriculated graduate students and related programming. A single year of funding will support the development and full implementation of the WCP. During this 12-month period our objectives are (1) to develop the certificate program curriculum; (2) to design and implement three workshops that will engage students, faculty, and stakeholders; (3) to launch the certificate program with the first cohort of students; (4) to build community and stakeholder engagement; and (5) to launch a small promotional campaign announcing the creation of the certificate program.