STLI supports aspects of the Mellon Grant to explore and build learning experiences with input from community stakeholders. Specifically, we work with James Monroe’s Highland and the Lemon Project at W&M to engage the descendant community and faculty scholars in exploring W&M’s history with race relations. As part of William & Mary’s successful University Teaching Project, two teams were created to collaborate on projects and course development that lead with community engagement, foster civil discourse, and are grounded in humanistic values.