AHA Session
Friday, January 3, 2025: 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
Beekman Room (New York Hilton, Second Floor)
Chairs:
Melissa K. Byrnes, Southwestern University
Ernesto B. Capello, Macalester College
Ernesto B. Capello, Macalester College
Panel:
Dan Bouk, Colgate University
Sohini Chattopadhyay, Union College
Christian Ayne Crouch, Bard College
Catherine J. Denial, Knox College
Hannah Ewing, Rollins College
Arnout H.C. van der Meer, Colby College
Anna Trumbore Jones, Lake Forest College
Sohini Chattopadhyay, Union College
Christian Ayne Crouch, Bard College
Catherine J. Denial, Knox College
Hannah Ewing, Rollins College
Arnout H.C. van der Meer, Colby College
Anna Trumbore Jones, Lake Forest College
Organized by the AHA’s Working Group on Small Liberal Arts Colleges, this workshop will provide an opportunity for faculty members to discuss themes related to the question, “What should today's liberal arts college history department look like?”
No charge; because space is limited free advance registration is required.
Participation in this workshop is limited to small liberal arts college faculty.
Session Abstract
This workshop will provide an opportunity for faculty members at small liberal arts colleges (SLACs) to discuss themes related to the question “What should today's liberal arts college history department look like?” Some discussions will be curricular—for example, how should institutions and programs define faculty lines, curricula, and major requirements as we look toward the future? How can a SLAC history department build student interest for majors and non-majors alike? How should faculty advocate for the importance of our work to administrators and interact and collaborate with communities on campus and beyond? How do we create a shared departmental vision while supporting individual faculty interests and aspirations at all career stages? Sponsored by the AHA’s Working Group on Small Liberal Arts Colleges, this workshop is part of a larger effort to build community among SLAC faculty and to create new venues for the discussion of issues facing historians at liberal arts colleges. Participation in this workshop will be limited to small liberal arts college faculty.
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