Transformative Learning in the Humanities: An Information Session

In this public session introduced by Executive Vice Chancellor José Luis Cruz, Faculty Directors Cathy N. Davidson (Graduate Center) and Shelly Eversley (Baruch College) will offer information and answer questions about a three-year initiative supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, “Transformative Learning in the Humanities.” The grant supports public talks, symposia, and workshops as well as a series of intensive peer-to-peer faculty seminars for CUNY faculty at all ranks (including adjuncts) in the humanities, arts, and interpretive social sciences. The program focuses on equitable, creative, student-centered pedagogical research and methods designed for the rich diversity of CUNY students; greater recognition for the importance of teaching; and the role of an urgent and indispensable humanities for the future of CUNY students and a more just and equitable society.