Networks
CHCI Member Networks are organized around shared issues, themes, operational concerns, or other foci. CHCI provides various forms of support, including opportunities for daylong symposia linked with the CHCI Annual Meeting and presence on the CHCI website.
Member Networks
CHCI Member Networks are organized around shared issues, themes, operational concerns, or other foci. CHCI provides various forms of support, including opportunities for daylong symposia linked with the CHCI Annual Meeting and presence on the CHCI website.
We are pleased to provide these guidelines, created in partnership with current CHCI Network leadership in 2023, to outline the process for forming, sustaining, and dissolving a CHCI Network. The guidelines also detail CHCI support for individual Networks.
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A View of Humanities Today with Jeffrey Cohen
The humanities has good stories to tell about its role in troubled times. On November 18, the CHCI Public Humanities Network hosted a conversation with Dean Jeffrey Cohen (Arizona State University) who provided guidelines and examples for how the humanities can support communities and students as well as imagine better futures.
2026 Humanities Centers Best Practices Workshop
For the first time, CHCI will offer a full-day best practices workshop at its annual meeting. On June 5, 2026, "Building the Centers We Want" will bring together center directors and staff for intensive peer learning on strategic planning, program design, partnerships, and sustaining your team.
Registration is Open for LACSU 2026
Registration is open for the annual gathering of the Liberal Arts Colleges and Small Universities (LACSU) Network in Claremont, California. Three days of working sessions, community connection, and scholarly conversation await. Register by December 1 to secure your spot.
CHCI Award for Leadership in the Public Humanities 2026
The CHCI Award for Leadership in the Public Humanities is open for submissions, with a closing date of January 19, 2026. Awardee centers and institutes will be recognized at the upcoming Annual Meeting.
New cohort for CHCI Humanities Leaders Mentorship Program
The CHCI Humanities Leaders Mentorship Program is an annual mentorship program for CHCI members, focused on making connections and meeting the everyday challenges of operating centers and institutes for humanities research. We congratulate the participants of the new cohort who have already begun to meet with their mentors.
LACSU Conference 2026 Save-the-Date
The Liberal Arts Colleges and Small Universities (LACSU) Network invites you to save the date for their next gathering. The in-person conference will take place at The Humanities Studio at Pomona College from January 14-17, 2026.
ICCS–TARN Collaborator Launches New Research Centre at Jadavpur University
The International Center for Cultural Studies (ICCS) and the Transit Asia Research Network (TARN) are pleased to announce the launch of the Centre for Research in Policy, Communication and Society (CRPCS) at Jadavpur University, India.
Conflict, Justice, Decolonization: New Publications & Call for Papers
The Transit Asia Research Network is pleased to announce new publications and a Call for Papers (Cfp) from ICCS's Conflict, Justice, Decolonization project.
Utopic Performances: Reimagining the Common conference report
On November 18-19, 2024, the Critical Humanities Spaces Network organized “Utopic Performances: Reimagining the Common,” a two-day conference held at the Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme in Paris—FMSH.
Public Humanities Award Recipients 2025
The CHCI Public Humanities Network is proud to announce the two recipients of the 2025 Public Humanities Award for Leadership in Practice and Community which recognizes and celebrates exemplary public humanities work engaged with communities.
