Faculty Information

The international faculty of the Wilmette Institute consists of some thirty individuals, including women and men, young scholars and seasoned professionals, academics and self-trained experts, of diverse nationalities and backgrounds, who contribute to the Wilmette Institute’s mission of engaging an international and multicultural community of learners in in-depth study of the Bahá’í Faith. Some serve as faculty at accredited colleges and universities. Others are researchers in specialized topics. Yet others are persons who have acquired deep experience in the subjects they teach.

A typical course, depending on its size, has one lead faculty member who serves as the course coordinator and one or two additional faculty members. All faculty members post comments on class assignments, ask questions to stimulate student discussion, answer student questions on the Web-based discussion forums, hold conference calls for groups of students, and mentor students on a one-on-one basis. Occasionally discussants, individuals with expertise in a particular topic, join the course, contributing to the forum discussions.