Once a month, the Humanities Center invites faculty members to gather for lunch and discussion of an important issue for our community.
Each lunch is hosted by a faculty leader who will pre-circulate a short reading. This could be an article from the popular press or an original "one-pager" summarizing a pressing question or issue of broad interest to humanities faculty. Possible topics could include emerging fields of study, curricular issues, teaching challenges, or broad questions about university policy. They might also focus on issues important for faculty at particular career stages (for example, the tenure dossier, how to balance research and teaching, promotion to full professor). Sessions on "Humanities Futures" are of particular interest.
The center will make 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.
Thursday, September 26 at 12 pm to 1 pm, ASC1082, "What Does Disability Studies Look Like?" with Michael Bérubé, Sparks Professor of English, Penn State and 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, Notre Dame.
Wednesday, October 30, at 12 pm to 1 pm, Bachelor 337, "Podcasting as Public Humanities" with Barry Lam, Professor of Philosophy at University of California, Riverside.
Additional Forums will be listed later in the year.