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March Webinar: The Return of the Creator Gods: A Humanities Perspective on AI

Join us on Thursday, March 26th, for our next Webinar!

Event Description:

As a humanities professor, Karen believes that it is necessary to understand emergent tech and Silicon Valley culture through an historical, cultural, and mythological lens, and she has been attempting to  do so since 2016.  She has given this presentation internationally at the ATINER institute in Athens, Greece and once for the CCHA in fall 2025.   This presentation is now expanded to incorporate recent news events that have linked venture capitalists financing Big Tech to human trafficking and exploitation of women and girls.  By exploring and attempting to understand the mythological drives of a colonizing force like Big Tech, we have the advantage of knowing more about them than they know themselves.  Does this liberate us from their grip? Not exactly, but it does help us to see that they are themselves tools of forces greater than themselves in many ways.   If we understand what is driving them, maybe we can have a little more awareness of our own decision-making process where we still have choices.   Sounds a bit strange, I know, but it is my theory that mythological drives underly (and can undermine) civilization as they embody the narratives of power and survival.

Presenter Bio:

Karen Guerin has an MLA from LSU in Shreveport where she focused her studies on mythology, postmodernism, history of western culture’s humanist influences, and Shakespeare.   She has been a professor for almost 20 years at Bossier Parish Community College in NW Louisiana, where she approaches her English and humanities survey classes through a historical and cultural contextual lens, which many students seem to appreciate but also find challenging as it challenges them to think about the big picture of society, culture, and the world.

Registration Link:

Register HERE or at the link below.

https://events.zoom.us/ev/AsVbGg-GAchkjbO8MnfUqHSTPJTSubq7aBDjMgpCi4n3_Bmca-Zz~ApZfM3LXMYT_4FPMTWS44uX-aR5xVD9mSvC96kdLnz1Dviz-UxlPgB-piQ

 

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Webinar: AI and Student Writing: Policies, Practices, and Classroom Activities that Work

Join us on Thursday, February 26th, for our next Webinar!

Event Description:

This webinar shares a classroom-tested approach to teaching writing in relationship with artificial intelligence in a community college context. Drawing on an AI literacy project used in first-year composition, this talk demonstrates how AI is introduced and framed for students, with sample experiments and activities that help them identify AI’s strengths and limitations. The session also discusses course policies designed to be transparent, supportive, and enforceable, along with strategies for identifying and responding to unauthorized AI use without defaulting to surveillance or suspicion. Attendees will leave with concrete examples, policy language, and activity ideas they can use immediately.

Presenter Bio:

Dr. Alaya Swann has been an English professor at Collin College for over a decade. Her work currently centers on AI literacy in writing classrooms, with a focus on ethical use, rhetorical awareness, and helping students engage critically with AI as a writing tool rather than as a shortcut. Dr. Swann earned her doctorate degree in English from Arizona State University, her Master’s in Medieval English Literature from the University of York, and her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Williams College.

Registration Link:

Register HERE or at the link below.

https://events.zoom.us/ev/As3uHSOf1YjN1A50zhBofbdon0bxQrt42RuCNJ2DgLaBD_uWNo5N~AiBBx3HiAbgs_du4vxprTxmiczvczaaa2-sZzOBQbqvL78czF04kV8Xrzg

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CCHA Monthly Webinar: Teaching During the Age of Influencers, November 6, 4:00 EST

Event Description:
Join us for our monthly webinar series as we delve into “Teaching During the Age of Influencers” at 4:00 EST on Thursday, November 6th. This talk will address who some of the main social media influencers are, why influencers have become so popular, how they have shaped our culture, and what our students may be learning from them. In addition to providing an awareness about the social media influencer phenomenon, Dr. Sears will talk about possible ways to help students interrogate the ideas these influencers promote and to question whether adopting the influencer lifestyle is their ticket to wealth and fame.

Presenter Bio:
Dr. Linda Sears has been teaching full-time in the Humanities department at Collin College in Plano, Texas for twenty years. She earned her PhD in Dramatic Arts from the University of California, Davis in 2002 and her Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (Art, Dance, and Theatre) from the University of North Texas in 1998. She has been involved in CCHA since 2008 and has acted as the CCHA Southwestern Division President since 2016.

Register HERE.

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CAORC Announces Faculty Leadership for International Training and Exchange (FLITE)

The folks at CAORC are excited to share that they are launching a new program: FLITE – Faculty Leadership for International Training and Exchange.

FLITE is a professional development certificate program offered by CAORC in partnership with College of the Canyons. It supports U.S. higher-education faculty and administrators in building the knowledge, networks, and strategies needed to internationalize their institutions through online coursework, mentorship, and a 10–12 day overseas seminar at an Overseas Research Center in the CAORC network.

The 10-week online component covers topics such as institutional partnerships, COIL programs, and student mobility. Participants then travel abroad for site visits, lectures, and presentations, culminating in a project presentation. The 2026 Overseas Faculty Development Seminar is scheduled for June 8–19 in Indonesia, hosted by the American Institute for Indonesian Studies, with activities in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, and other locations in Java.

For details, including course fees, please visit the FLITE page on our website and register for an upcoming webinar. I’m also available for individual meetings or calls to answer any questions.

Learn more here.

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2/20: Meeting at the Intersection of Literature, Language, & History: This Blinding Absence of Light

Meeting at the Intersection of Literature, Language, and History: A Critical Reading of Tahar Ben Jelloun’s This Blinding Absence of Light (Cette aveuglante absence de lumière)

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EST / Presenter: Sean Geraghty

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88129425671?pwd=cKe7gmHRZM3DZCbu4LXtaEw1mgRr9k.1

Meeting ID: 881 2942 5671
Passcode: 980393

Tahar Ben Jelloun is an acclaimed francophone novelist of Moroccan descent. His 2001 novel This Blinding Absence of Light (Cette aveuglante absence de lumière) provides a fictionalized historical narrative inspired by experiences of soldiers imprisoned for two decades following a botched assassination attempt against the Moroccan King Hasan II and the failed coup targeting his government in 1971. This presentation will weave a critical reading of the novel with a brief history of Hasan II’s reign, the coup attempts he survived, and the closing of the notorious prison at Tazmamart in the Moroccan desert. Additionally, Ben Jelloun’s novel will be considered in the context of a long-standing debate among African intellectuals regarding the use of European languages in African literature. In this context, Ben Jelloun’s use of Frenchwill be juxtaposed with arguments by Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thiong’o to promote African fiction written in indigenous languages.

No registration necessary; join via the link HERE.

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Call for Proposals: 2025 CCHA National Conference in Eugene, Oregon (10/1-10/4)

National Conference 2025

Wednesday October 2nd to Saturday, October 4th

Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon

Call for Papers in the Humanities

The CCHA invites proposals from all community college humanities faculty engaged in innovative pedagogy, curriculum development and application, research scholarship, and progressive programs in student success and retention. Our progress in community colleges is defined by this simple formula: Faculty Innovation + Sharing (conferences, seminars, webcasts) = Growth for All. What are you doing at your college that we can learn from? We will have a diversity of tracks at this year’s conference, while also focusing on the conference’s theme (below). In this celebration of knowledge and information transfer, we invite submissions from faculty and administrators who teach or are engaged in projects that represent the following disciplines:

+ History + Literature + Philosophy + Writing + Media Literacy + Communications + World Languages + Religious Studies + Behavioral Social Sciences + Fine Arts + Interdisciplinary efforts that include the humanities + The Intersection of workforce development and the Humanities.

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Conference General Theme: The Evolving Workforce: AI, Community Colleges, and the Humanities

Along with the broad reach of our traditional celebration of the humanities, this conference also will feature the critical role community college humanities faculty and administrators play in preparing students for employment in the evolving AI landscape.

We seek proposals that probe the connection between the sensibilities and values revealed in humanities classrooms, and the skills and values required for the future workforce, a workforce sure to be influenced by the anticipated impacts of AI. What will this integration of AI look like? Will it be ethical? Will we still hold on to what we value today? What we call human? What we call civilization? Can community colleges leverage existing programs to create pathways for students to adapt to changing demands in the labor market? Will history become even more devalued than it is today? Can humanities leaders convince businesses and industry leaders to collaborate so that lessons from the past and present will be included in creating a better future? Will the humanities remain essential as the driving force for developing critical thinking, communication, creativity, and ethical reasoning? Will these highly valued skills continue to be valued in the age of A.I.?

Presentation Formats for All Submissions:

We invite proposals for presentations, workshops, and panel discussions that address:

  • Innovative pedagogy and curriculum development application in any humanities discipline;
  • Research scholarship (all humanities disciplines welcome);
  • Progressive programs in student success and retention;
  • The role of humanities in workforce skills;
  • Workforce development strategies for the 21st century; and

Presenting on the general theme? Areas of interest include:

  • AI literacy and digital skills development. What’s out there that’s new and promising?;
  • Ethical assessments of AI and automation. How much AI should we allow students to engage in for writing or presentation assignments?;
  • The important role of the humanities in the AI age. Most importantly, how will AI affect our notions of what it means to be human?; and
  • How might AI augment humanities education in community colleges, in and out of the classroom?

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Lane Community College

Yes! Oregon is beautiful, Lane Community College is one of our nation’s finest, and Eugene is happening with restaurants, museums, music, art, many cultural events, and more outdoor challenges than you can imagine.

Proposal Submission Guidelines and Deadlines:

Basic Presentation Forms:

  1. Individual Presentation – 25 minutes (five minutes for discussion)
  2. Panel Presentation – 50 minutes (ten minutes for discussion)

Proposal Submissions: All submission proposals will be evaluated in an ongoing process by the team at Lane Community College. Notifications of acceptance will also go out on an ongoing basis. Proposal deadline is May 30th, 2025

Conference Submission Process: To submit a conference proposal, access the link (here) on the CCHA website and upload your proposal information into the information portals.

Conference Registration: All presenters, co-presenters, and panelists must register for the conference. Questions can be sent to GeneralCCHA@gmail.com.

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Opportunity: Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program for AY26-27 (Deadline: 6/2/25)

Looking to globalize your campus?

The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (S-I-R) Program is accepting applications for U.S. institutions to host an international scholar for a semester or the full 2026-27 academic year.  S-I-Rs provide students—some of whom may not be able to go abroad—exposure to international perspectives and experiences that expand their global awareness. S-I-Rs share their expertise in classrooms, campus events, and with local community groups.

Fulbright provides J-visa sponsorship, travel, and living stipends.  S-I-Rs can provide support for the following internationalization efforts:

  • Teaching
  • Curriculum development
  • Developing exchange partnerships
  • Community engagement

 

Sign up to attend a live webinar to learn more about the program. All webinars will occur at 2:00pm Eastern Time.

For more information, email SIR@iie.org.

Apply at https://apply.iie.org/sirhost.  The application will close on June 2, 2025, at 5:00 pm EST.

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Opportunity: CAORC-NEH Research Fellowship for Overseas Research (Deadline: 1/15/25)

The CAORC-NEH Research Fellowship supports advanced research in the humanities and enables scholars to spend significant time in one country with a participating Overseas Research Center. Applicants must have a PhD or terminal degree, or have completed all PhD requirements, except for the actual conferral of the degree. US citizens and foreign nationals who have been resident in the US for at least three years at the time of application are eligible to apply. The deadline for applications is January 15, 2025.

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NHA Virtual Events on Attracting Students to the Liberal Arts through Integrative Curricula

From the National Humanities Alliance (NHA):

We are pleased to announce two upcoming virtual events grounded in our new report, Attracting Students to the Liberal Arts Through Integrative Curricula. 

Workshop: Documenting the Impact of Integrative Initiatives
December 17, 2024 | 2:00–3:00 PM EST

Join us for a workshop on documenting the impact of initiatives that integrate disciplines across fields of study. This workshop will highlight the data included in the new report and share how we conceptualized documenting the impact of these initiatives, survey questions we created to do so, and how you might implement these strategies in your own work.

Register for this workshop here.

Webinar: Integrating Liberal Arts and Business Education
January 14, 20254 | 1:00–2:00 PM EST

Join us for a webinar exploring undergraduate curricular initiatives that integrate liberal arts and business education to help demonstrate the value of a broad-based education to skeptical students. We will feature representatives from both sides of collaborations between business and liberal arts faculty and administrators highlighted among the report’s 12 case studies and 20 brief profiles.

Panelists:

  • Jim Joseph, Dean, Madden College of Business, and Vice President, Advancement & Innovation, Le Moyne College
  • Irene Liu, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Le Moyne College
  • Elizabeth McCrea, Associate Professor of Management, Seton Hall University
  • Joseph Spino, McNeil Assistant Professor of Applied Ethics, Le Moyne College
  • Abe Zakhem, Professor of Philosophy, Seton Hall University

Register for this webinar here.

We will also be announcing an additional webinar on Integrating Liberal Arts and Engineering in the coming months.