2022-23 Humanities Fellows

I’d like to have dinner with James Baldwin because I loved If Beale Street Could Talk and enjoyed an interview with him, or Charlie Chaplin because I love his physical comedy, writing, and sense of humor.

I want to be a part of the process of making education accessible and uplifting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) into positions of higher education.

If I were given the chance to have dinner with any humanities figure, I would choose James Baldwin, in part because I think I could quickly catch him up on a lot of things and get his thoughts and in part because he was such a wonderful speaker.

If I were to design an OCS trip, it would be a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, with a focus on Spanish and Political Science, specifically local politics in Latin America.

If I could have dinner with any historical figure it would be Margaret of Austria because she was the first female regent in the Netherlands and occupied the role with a deft hand as well as mentored women who became important in other European courts.

What I find most exciting about the humanities is how many academic subjects, perspectives, and worldviews overlap to create this unique lens to view the world through. This intersectional nature of the humanities reflects the overall goal of our liberal arts education: to explore a multitude of disciplines and foster an environment of ongoing discussion and growth.

I would most like to have dinner with Krista Tippett who is the host on the “On Being” show.

What I find exciting about the humanities is how they encourage introspection, particularly when we realize how we interpret a work, speech, culture, or society in a way that’s different from another.