Safeguarding Strategic Programs and At-Risk Faculty in the Humanities

FAIN: AH-275614-20

Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Ames, IA 50011-2000)
Dawn E. Bratsch-Prince (Project Director: May 2020 to September 2024)
Simon C. Cordery (Co Project Director: June 2020 to September 2024)
Chad M. Gasta (Co Project Director: June 2020 to September 2024)
Matthew Wynn Sivils (Co Project Director: June 2020 to September 2024)

Continuing employment for nine faculty members in English, history, and foreign languages to develop online course materials and teach humanities classes.

Iowa State University requests NEH CARES – Education support to rehire nine contingent faculty members to convert and teach fourteen online humanities courses in the Fall of 2020. In addition to retaining at-risk faculty positions and expertise, these courses will pilot and deploy innovative online materials that will enhance the education of our students, including students who cannot travel to campus. Iowa State supports the thorough integration of the humanities into the curriculum as an essential component in meeting the global challenges facing humanity. A keen understanding of the past coupled with the ability to reason and communicate effectively with diverse audiences are skills essential for the professional and personal success of our graduates. The supported courses represent the disciplines of English, History and the at-risk, critical foreign language programs of Arabic, Chinese, and Russian.