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As we welcome week five of the spring semester and Valentine's Day, the Faculty Hub is here to provide support and opportunities for growth, connection, and reflection. Whether you're looking to enhance your teaching practices, connect with colleagues, or explore new professional development resources, we’ve got a variety of events and workshops to help you continue thriving. Please keep reading for more details, and we hope you find something that enriches your semester.
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This Week in the Faculty Hub
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Wednesday, February 12
Sign in at the front desk of the Heilman Dining Center, grab breakfast on us, and meet us in the glass room from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m.
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Upcoming...
Wednesday, February 19
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Starting Monday, February 24
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Kyla Wazana Tompkin’s now-classic article, “We Aren’t Here to Learn What We Already Know,” reflects on the difficulties involved in asking students to read dense, difficult, theoretical texts and provides practical advice to students and faculty alike on how to prepare to discuss these kinds of texts in class.
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For a recent “Working the Humanities” workshop, the Humanities Center prepared an “Art of Reading Theory” cheat sheet, synthesizing the advice of Tompkin’s article with guidance on close-reading, comparing the skills involved in reading theory to those used in reading poetry.
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This semester, the Faculty Hub is hosting two biweekly reading groups for faculty and staff interested in engaging more deeply with pedagogical literature. If you’re passionate about building more compassionate and supportive learning environments, consider joining Faculty Hub Slow Read: A Pedagogy of Kindness by Cate Denial. Or join the Critical University Studies Book Club if you’re curious to examine the structures, systems, and power dynamics within higher education and how these complex realities impact teaching and learning. Though these reading groups have already had their inaugural meetings, it is not too late to join!
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We are always looking for new and exciting projects and collaborations. Feel free to contact us.
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