Each month, the Humanities Center invites faculty members and grad students to gather for lunch and discussion of important issues.
Each lunch forum is hosted by a faculty member, who selects a relevant short reading or creates an original one-page summary of the topic. Typical topics include emerging fields of study, the state of the humanities, curricular issues, teaching challenges, and broad questions about university policy. They occasionally focus on career-stage challenges, such as the tenure dossier, how to balance research and teaching, and promotion to full professor.
The center makes readings available a week in advance on this page. Participants are encouraged to read in advance but also welcome to come enjoy lunch and catch up on the fly.
Faculty interested in hosting a session are welcome to contact the director of the center, Tim Melley.
Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 12:45 pm to 2 pm, ASC 1082, "Creating Programs that Appeal to Students and Satisfy Faculty," with Joy Connolly, President of the ACLS. Hosted by Tim Melley, Director of the Humanities Center.
Thursday, September 26 at 12 pm to 1 pm, ASC1082, "What Does Disability Studies Look Like?" with Michael Bérubé, Sparks Professor of English and Pennsylvania State University. Hosted by Pepper Stetler, Professor of Art and Architecture History, Miami University.
Monday, October 14, 12 pm to 1 pm, ASC 1082, "Asking the Right Questions in Humanities Classes," with Meghan Sullivan, Wilsey Professor of Philosophy at Notre Dame. Hosted by Nathan French, Professor of Comparative Religion, Miami University.
Wednesday, October 30, at 12 pm to 1 pm, ASC 1082, "Public Humanities," with Barry Lam, Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside. Hosted by Gaile Pohlhaus, Professor of Philosophy, Miami University.
Wednesday, November 20, 12 pm. to 1 pm, ASC 1082, "Teaching Truth in a Populist Age," with Sarah Stitzlein, Professor of Education, University of Cincinnati. Hosted by Professor Andrew Casper, Professor of Art History, Miami University.
Thursday, March 13, 12pm to 1pm, ASC 1082, "How to Fix the Crisis of Trust in Higher Education", with Charles Dorn, Barry N. Wish Professor of Social Studies at Bowdoin College. Hosted by Nathan French, Professor of Comparative Religion, Miami University.
