Program

U-M History in the Public Service:
A Vision for the Humanities PhD in the 21st Century

Link to panelist biographies.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

6:30-7:00 pm, Coffee and Light Dessert, 1014 Tisch Hall

7:00-8:45 pm, Keynote Talks, 1014 Tisch Hall

• Jay Cook, Introduction
• Earl Lewis, “Remembering Why We Matter”
• Jacqueline Antonovich, “Mentoring Graduate Students in the 21st Century: Lessons from a Misfit Historian”
  

Friday, November 22, 2019

9:00-9:15 am, Weclome Back, 1014 Tisch Hall

• Jay Cook

9:15-10:45 am, Panel 1: Public Engagement Strategies, 1014 Tisch Hall

• Adrian Burgos, Jr.
• Jon Kingsdale
• Tracye A. Matthews
  
• Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga
• Gianna May Sanchez (chair)
  

11:00 am-12:30 pm, Panel 2: Building Transferable Skills, 1014 Tisch Hall

• Jamie Hart
• Emil Kerenji
• Amanda Moniz
• Susan L. Ziadeh
• Amelia Burke (chair)
  

1:00-2:30 pm, Lunch Breakout Sessions, Michigan Room, Michigan League

preregistration required

• Table 1: Places for Stories: Museums, Exhibits, and Public Histories
• Table 2: Mediums For A Message: Television, Radio, and Film
• Table 3: The Virtual Reality of the Present: Digital Humanities and Blogging
• Table 4: History Into Politics: Policy Centers and Consulting
• Table 5: Mastering Many Domains: Multiple Academic Worlds
• Table 6: Driving Innovation: Academic Administration
  

2:45-4:15 pm, Panel 3: What I Wish I Had Known in Graduate School, 1014 Tisch Hall

• Tamar Carroll
• Minayo Nasiali
• Rebekah E. Pite
• Parna Sengupta
• Taylor Sims (chair)

4:30-5:30 pm, Closing Comment and Audience Responses, 1014 Tisch Hall

• N.D.B. Connolly
• Matt Villeneuve (chair)