Apply for the Program
The application for the AY 2026-2027 cohort will open June 2026. Until then, check out the advisor Toolkit to generate ideas for your personal and professional development.
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In order to be sustainable and ongoing, this program utilizes a train-the-trainer model.
In order to be sustainable and ongoing, this program utilizes a train-the-trainer model.
Members of the U of M community have been trained on how to facilitate the program and are our primary facilitators for RJTP cohorts.
Schedule
Schedule
There are eight, two-hour training sessions in total. These eight training sessions typically occur once a month (September through April) on Thursday or Friday mornings.
There are eight, two-hour training sessions in total. These eight training sessions typically occur once a month (September through April) on Thursday or Friday mornings.
Each training session is an important component of RJTP and provides a foundation for subsequent learning. We want and expect people to fully participate in each session yet also recognize life happens and allow up to one missed session to recognize personal circumstances.
Each training session is an important component of RJTP and provides a foundation for subsequent learning. We want and expect people to fully participate in each session yet also recognize life happens and allow up to one missed session to recognize personal circumstances.
AY 2025-2026 Training Dates
These training sessions will be held on the mornings of:
Session 1: Thursday, September 18th: 9:45-12:00, in person
Session 2: Thursday, October 9th, 10-12, zoom
Session 3: Thursday, November 6th, 10-12, zoom
Session 4: Thursday, December 11th, 10-12, zoom
Session 5: Friday, January 23rd, 9:30-11:30, zoom
Session 6: Thursday, February 19th, 10-12, zoom
Session 7: Thursday, March 19th, 10-12, zoom
Session 8: Friday, April 17th, 9:30-11:45, in person
Modality
Modality
Modality is determined each semester based on facilitator/cohort needs. RJTP applicants should typically expect modality to either be mixed (some Zoom and some in person) or fully virtual via Zoom.
Modality is determined each semester based on facilitator/cohort needs. RJTP applicants should typically expect modality to either be mixed (some Zoom and some in person) or fully virtual via Zoom.
The AY 2025-2026 cohort will be mixed; there will be two in-person sessions and six zoom sessions. Accountability groups will additionally have some meetings in person to complete homework together between sessions.
Application
Application
The annual application for RJTP has closed for AY 25-26. Check back June 2026 for the AY 2026-2027 application.
The annual application for RJTP has closed for AY 25-26. Check back June 2026 for the AY 2026-2027 application.
All UMTC advisors and all UMTC staff in advising-like roles are encouraged to apply. Applicants who primarily advise undergraduate students will be prioritized if the program reaches capacity. There is space for up to 20 participants.
All UMTC advisors and all UMTC staff in advising-like roles are encouraged to apply. Applicants who primarily advise undergraduate students will be prioritized if the program reaches capacity. There is space for up to 20 participants.
The application takes approximately one hour to complete. The application form consists of responding to short essay questions in order to give the program’s facilitators more information about the cohort's experiences with racial and social justice work. There is no ideal or required length for your answers so the focus can be on quality (vs. quantity). Information submitted will be treated with the utmost care and confidentiality.
The application takes approximately one hour to complete. The application form consists of responding to short essay questions in order to give the program’s facilitators more information about the cohort's experiences with racial and social justice work. There is no ideal or required length for your answers so the focus can be on quality (vs. quantity). Information submitted will be treated with the utmost care and confidentiality.
Interested in the program but maybe not feeling quite ready yet?
Interested in the program but maybe not feeling quite ready yet?
In order to engage meaningfully, applicants should have some familiarity with racial justice tenets and a willingness to participate with head, heart, and hand. If you have no prior knowledge of racial justice tenets but you have interest, check out the advisor Toolkit to generate ideas for your personal development and preparation for RJTP in the future.
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