Revitalizing Humanities Instruction, Scholarship, and Public Engagement at Smaller Independent Colleges and Universities

FAIN: ZED-283345-22

CIC (Washington, DC 20036-1110)
Marjorie Hass (Project Director: May 2021 to February 2025)

The retention of seven staff and two consultant positions and the creation of one additional staff position, supporting their work on three professional development seminars for humanities faculty.

The Council of Independent Colleges provides events and resources to enrich humanities disciplines at over 650 member campuses through teaching, scholarship, and community outreach. The pandemic halted in-person activities for many of these grant-supported programs for over a year and raised new threats to humanities disciplines at member institutions. This NEH grant will support 8 staff members and 2 consultants on 3 programs as they resume activities, culminating in faculty seminars in summer 2022. New Currents in Teaching Philosophy aims to revitalize philosophy instruction through innovative new courses. Deliberation & Debate provides new strategies to promote learning and civil discourse in first-year courses. Legacies of American Slavery is a national network of institutions that aims to grapple with the pervasive consequences of slavery and advance racial justice through research, curricular activities, and partnerships with community members and organizations.