The Chronicle of Higher Education is hosting a virtual forum titled “The Growing Role of the Humanities at the Community College” on Wednesday, September 10th, at 2:00 pm EST. More info can be found by clicking on the link below.
Sydney Elliott has taught at Tillamook Bay Community College for over 20 years. Sydney holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Pacific Lutheran University with an emphasis on Pedagogy. She has taught literature and writing as well as specializing in trauma-informed curriculum and practices. Sydney is the editor of the Community College Humanities Review and Fireweed: Poetry of Oregon. She is the recipient of the 2020 Dale P. Parnell Faculty Distinction Recognition award from the American Association of Community Colleges and also currently a writing instructor at Oregon State University. Sydney is a kayaker, surfer, published writer, and a member of her county’s Search & Rescue team. She lives on the Oregon coast with her foster and rescue pets.
Dr. Brian Stipelman is the Associate Vice President/Dean of Liberal Arts at Frederick Community College in Maryland, and was previously an Associate Professor of Political Science at Dowling College in New York. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Rutgers University and is the author of two books. That Broader Definition of Liberty: The Theory and Practice of the New Deal (2013, Lexington Press) examines the institutionalization of a welfare state in a conservative political ecosystem. The far more personal I Am No Guide: Pearl Jam Song by Song (2024, Fonthill Press) is an exploration of the evolutionary themes in their music. He is also the President of the Community College Humanities Association Leadership Committee
Dr. Lupita Murillo Tinnen began her career at Collin College as a Professor of Photography 20 years ago. She was a past department chair and associate dean before serving as Dean of Academic Affairs and Workforce at Collin College Plano Campus. She provides leadership and serves as an advocate for the Fine Arts with departments in Art, Dance, Music, Photography, and Theatre. Additionally, she oversees five workforce programs in Commercial Music, Commercial Photography, Communication Design, and Early Childhood Education, Interpreter Training Program, and the academic areas of Communication Studies, Humanities, Philosophy, Foreign Languages, History, Government, Psychology, and Sociology. As a first-generation college student, Dr. Murillo Tinnen earned a doctorate in Humanities with a major in Aesthetic Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas, a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from the University of North Texas, and a Bachelor of Arts in Photography from East Texas A&M. She serves as a board member of the Art Centre of Plano and Hendrick Scholarship Foundation, and she is a member of the Nuestra Art Collective.
