TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 28 -- Florida State University issued the following news release:

The University Honors Program has launched a new Graduate Teaching Fellowship, which allows advanced graduate students to design and teach unique honors courses. 

The fellowship, the first of its kind, allows doctoral students chosen through a competitive process to design and teach original interdisciplinary Honors Discovery Courses and receive structured faculty mentorship that helps their professional development.

"There are so many incredible graduate students at FSU who are passionate about developing as both researchers and educators as they prepare to enter the increasingly competitive academic job market," said Michael Furman, a...