AHA Session 131
Friday, January 9, 2026: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Williford C (Hilton Chicago, Third Floor)
Chairs:
Edward Cohn, Grinnell College
Joshua Colin Birk, Smith College
Joshua Colin Birk, Smith College
Session Abstract
From the emergence of large-language models to restrictions on free speech, from constricting budgets to existential questions about the value of a liberal arts education, small liberal arts colleges (SLACs) are facing a range of unique crises. We invite SLAC colleagues to come and share the crises they face, find community, and brainstorm solutions and strategies for moving through these difficult times. 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.
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