Dec
02
2025
Part of the mission of the Award for Diversity Course Design is to make it easier to teach diverse courses. The SMT is honored to share the syllabi of its award winners.
top left: Stanley Fink; top center: Yiqing Ma; top right: Jacob Reed; bottom left: Thomas Christensen, Lester Hu, and Carmel Raz; bottom right: Kristi Hardman
Winners
Thomas Christensen, Lester Hu, and Carmel Raz: "History of Music Theory: Global Approaches and Perspectives"
Kristi Hardman: "Contextual Counterpoint"
Honorable Mentions
Stanley Fink: "Music Analysis and Intersectionality"
Yiqing Ma and Jacob Reed: "Analyzing Popular Music in East Asia: Hybridization and Globalization"
To learn more about this award, visit the Award for Diversity Course Design page.