17 Summer Institutes
Mellon TLH Faculty Fellows in the first three cohorts participated in a half-day virtual Summer Institute on June 23, 2021. In preparation, we provided the fellows with several books to inspire pedagogical innovation and collaborated with the Center for the Humanities to include Lost & Found chapbooks of teaching materials from former CUNY professors and activists: Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, Toni Cade Bambara, and June Jordan. For a full list of the books, see 2021-2023 Reading List on our Teaching Resources tab.
In 2022, our founding Faculty Co-Director Dr. Cathy N. Davidson moved on to take a new leadership role as Senior Advisor to the CUNY Chancellor. Dr. Matt Brim joined TLH at that time and led the 2022 TLH Summer Institute with Faculty Co-Director Dr. Shelly Eversley. In preparation for the institute, we again provided the fellows with several books to inspire them to transform higher ed, available below under the Teaching Resources tab.
The goals of both Summer Institutes were to: inspire faculty with engaging leadership activities; build a collaborative community; and practice some active learning techniques that we hope faculty will use to transform their classrooms. To achieve these goals, we used collaborative online tools, methods to solicit 100% participation, and a peer-to-peer learning model to aid fellows in imagining a communal pedagogical manifesto. The fellows got to know one another, built connections, brainstormed ideas for their seminars, and practiced listening to and sharing with one another in an equitable, inclusive environment.
Read a full summary of the 2021 TLH Summer Institute here:
Read a full summary of the 2022 TLH Summer Institute here: