Each fall, the Humanities Center offers special classes for visiting high school students from Ohio and around the nation as part of Miami University's Bridges Program.
The Bridges Program is open to high-achieving high school seniors from historically underrepresented populations or who have a commitment to promoting a deeper understanding of and appreciation for diversity. The program offers these prospective students the experience of an overnight visit and immersion in college classes.
Over four weeks in the fall semester, the Humanities Center puts these visitors into seminars taught by faculty from diverse areas of the humanities. The majority of students in the program later enroll at Miami University.
Humanities Bridges classes introduce students to discussion-based inquiry in the humanities. Open to all, regardless of intended major, each class includes two 50-minute seminars on different topics, each taught by a seasoned professor of English, philosophy, history, or cultural studies. Students are invited to wrestle with fundamental questions about democracy, human nature, social justice, free expression, and human creativity. Past seminars have focused on historical case studies; influential works of literature, film, and culture; and age-old questions about reality, ethics and human knowledge.
This fall, the College of Arts and Science will host Bridges sessions for visiting high school students on the topic of “Learning from Great Leaders.” The session description reads: "Leadership requires more than technical skill. To achieve career success, leaders must adapt to rapid change by applying critical thinking and broad understanding of what makes people tick. In this session, seeing how great thinkers navigated daunting challenges will show you how Miami University College of Arts and Science can prepare you to be an innovative leader in a changing world.”
The Humanities Center invites faculty in the humanities to apply to teach one of these sessions and showcase your department’s approach to this topic. This is a great opportunity to get in front of potential students and give them a taste of what they can expect in your classes or majors.
Sessions will be held in Upham 131 on the following dates:
Monday 10/27, 9:20-11:20
Monday 11/3, 9:20-11:20
Monday 11/10, 9:20-11:20
Monday 11/17, 9:20-11:20
If you are interested in leading one of these sessions, please email Carey Hardin at hardincf@miamioh.edu. Please rank order the days you’d like to teach. Please also give a few sentences on how you will teach the session.
