The Carl H. Hitchner Fellowship for Sexual and Gender Minorities and Social Justice

The Carl H. Hitchner Fellowship for Sexual and Gender Minorities and Social Justice is intended to engage university juniors and seniors in critical evaluation of diversity and social justice systems at Susquehanna University. Fellows work with a faculty or staff advisor to research, design and implement a program to address the issue that they have identified, and are provided a $3,500 annual stipend plus a $1,000 operating budget.

Program background

The Carl H. Hitchner Fellowship for Sexual and Gender Minorities and Social Justice was created in 2007 by the Carl H. Hitchner Foundation. Hitchner was a 1962 accounting graduate of Susquehanna University and served on the Board of Directors from 1995 to 2001. He was recognized in 1993 with the Alumni Achievement Award for his many accomplishments as a nationally recognized attorney in the health care field.