September 16, 2014

Faculty Talk Student Engagement in Cornell Humanities at Panel

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By JONATHAN SWARTZ

Five professors from various disciplines in the humanities discussed how faculty can reach out and engage students to study the humanities during a panel discussion Tuesday afternoon.

Each panelist shared what attracts students to courses in the humanities and highlighted the importance of interdisciplinary integration during the panel hosted by Cornell’s Center for Teaching Excellence.

Prof. Steven Pond, music; Prof. Cheryl Finley, visual studies; Prof. Aaron Sachs, history; Prof. Dagmawi Woubshet, English; and Prof. Stacey Langwick, anthropology, discuss how faculty can engage students to study the humanities Tuesday. (Kern Sharma / Sun Staff Photographer)