Panel 1: Leading in the Humanities in Turbulent Times
Kia Caldwell, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity and Professor of African and African American Studies (Washington University) in conversation with Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Dean of Humanities, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Foundation Professor of English (Arizona State University); Chris Long, Provost and Senior Vice President and Professor of Philosophy (University of Oregon); and Patricia Parker, Director, Institute for the Arts and Humanities, the Ruel W. Tyson, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Humanities, and Professor in the Department of Communication (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
• How do we maintain our values and goals?
• How do we build alliances to support our work?
• How do we adapt to new challenges in the Humanities and beyond?
Panel 2: Cultivating Collaboration and Innovation
William Acree, Vice Dean of Interdisciplinary Initiatives and Innovation, Co-Director, Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures, and Professor of Spanish (Washington University) in conversation with Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and Professor of English (Michigan State University); Kristin Hass, Professor, Department of American Culture and Faculty Coordinator, Humanities Collaboratory (University of Michigan); Patricia Parker, Director, Institute for the Arts and Humanities, the Ruel W. Tyson, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Humanities, and Professor in the Department of Communication (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); and Jason Rhody, Senior Director of Engagement Strategy (Modern Language Association).
• How do we adapt campus cultures and departmental policies to allow for new forms of humanities work?
• How do leaders support collaborative and innovative projects?
Panel 3: Leading and Working Across Disciplines
Jennifer Heemstra, Chair, Department of Chemistry and the Charles Allen Thomas Professor of Chemistry (Washington University) in conversation with Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Dean of Humanities, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Foundation Professor of English (Arizona State University) and Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Foundation and Regents Professor, School of Earth and Space Exploration (Arizona State University).
• What can we learn from disciplines beyond the humanities?
• What leadership strategies foster transdisciplinary work?
• How do fields and disciplines work together toward a common purpose?
Panel 4: Reaching the Public: Changing the Narrative on the Humanities and Higher Ed
Shanti Parikh, Chair of the Department of African and African American Studies and Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology and of African and African American Studies (Washington University) in conversation with Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and Professor of English (Michigan State University); Kristin Hass, Professor, Department of American Culture and Faculty Coordinator, Humanities Collaboratory (University of Michigan); Jason Rhody, Senior Director of Engagement Strategy (Modern Language Association); and Chris Long, Provost and Senior Vice President and Professor of Philosophy (University of Oregon).
• How do we make a case for the value of our work?
• How does the humanities and higher ed regain the public trust?
• Where can we find opportunities to increase the visibility and impact of the humanities?
Panel 5: Final Roundtable and Reflections
Chris Schaberg, Director of Public Scholarship (Washington University) leads a conversation with all invited speakers, followed by Q&A with audience.
