A Hunter adjunct faculty member will be traveling to Africa as part of the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board for its specialist roster.
Jacqueline M. Cofield, an adjunct assistant professor at Hunter’s School of Education, will serve as a Fulbright Specialist at the University of Lomé in Togo. Her project, “Toward a Digital Renaissance in Humanities Research,” will support the University of Lomé in integrating digital humanities and artificial intelligence into teaching and research while honoring the Fulbright mission of mutual understanding.
Under the award, Cofield will spend about 37 days in Lomé beginning in January. She will conduct workshops on digital humanities, advise on curriculum design, and collaborate with faculty and students to develop a master’s program in digital humanities. She will also lay the groundwork for an international conference on digital arts and humanities and engage local arts communities to explore the intersection of digital tools and creative practice.
“It is an honor to collaborate with the University of Lomé to design an innovative digital humanities program that merges arts, technology, and scholarship,” said Cofield. “I look forward to co‑creating inclusive learning experiences with faculty, students, and artists, and to highlighting West Africa’s contributions to digital humanities on a global stage.”
Cofield’s work bridges education, museum studies, arts integration, and Black diasporic studies. She looks forward to working on projects that advance arts-based education and community engagement.
“My work has always been guided by the belief that the arts are essential to liberatory education,” Cofield said. “I am deeply honored to work globally through the Fulbright Specialist Program and build new partnerships that foster creativity, equity, and imagination across borders.”
About the Fulbright Specialist Program
The Fulbright Specialist Program, a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is a field-driven initiative offering short-term, project-based opportunities for U.S. academics and professionals. The program is designed to share knowledge, build institutional capacity, and create sustainable linkages between U.S. and overseas host institutions.
