The 2025 Washington University International Humanities Prize recipient Lynn Nottage tells stories that uplift and give voice to those who are often not seen, who are not centered and who are, in many instances, the least of us, writes Ron Himes.
This spring, an organic, grassroots movement invited Black educators and millions of TikTok “students” to collaborate in creating a virtual learning space for everything from agriculture to theology. Black studies and media scholar Raven Maragh-Lloyd writes about the phenomenon, which revealed a public hungry for expertise and a successful method for scholars to reach them.
Remembering Asian American detention in a new era of erasure
How do we remember uncomfortable histories — the stories and the sites that reflect an inglorious past? Amid broad efforts at the national level to revise the historical record, Heidi Aronson Kolk’s (Sam Fox and AMCS) study of “negative heritage” takes on new meaning and urgency.
A fair look at women’s writing from Imperial Germany
Lynne Tatlock draws on her skills as an archival researcher, philologist, computational analyst, close reader, book historian, and scholar of translation theory and practice in her current project to bring light to the woman authors of turn-of-the-century Germany.
At Washington University in St. Louis, the Center for the Humanities facilitates the labor of humanists by nurturing innovative research, transformative pedagogy, and vibrant community engagement locally and globally.
Cultivating Dynamic Academic Environments: A Blueprint for Collaboration, Innovation and Leadership
Duncker Hall, Hurst Lounge
A daylong panel discussion series featuring a slate of distinguished visiting academic leaders and on-campus experts
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Cultivating Dynamic Academic Environments: A Blueprint for Collaboration, Innovation and Leadership
A daylong panel discussion series featuring a slate of distinguished visiting academic leaders and on-campus experts
Duncker Hall, Hurst Lounge | 9:00 AM
NEW: Online registration just added!
In this time of flux and dramatic cultural shifts around higher education, we must take the time to cultivate responsive academic environments. This full-day event is aimed to generate fresh approaches around our topics of collaboration, innovation and leadership in academic settings. A series of panels, hosted by the Center for the Humanities and the Office of Public Scholarship, will feature visiting speakers as well as WashU faculty members who are dynamic examples at this increasingly important nexus.
Participants and audience members will be invited to discuss urgent topics concerning the support of innovative and collaborative academic work in the humanities and beyond.
Our goals for this day are to hear stories of effective collaboration across disciplines, to celebrate models of innovative academic work and to reinforce the importance of visionary leadership in higher education today.
Time devoted exclusively to research and writing is integral to academic productivity. Faculty fellowships provide the opportunity to make significant strides.
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