Enriching the humanities curriculum to embrace cultural relevance [NYC college of technology, cuny proposes the project ?enriching the humanities curriculum to embrace cultural relevance?, to expand…

Enriching the humanities curriculum to embrace cultural relevance [NYC college of technology, cuny proposes the project ?enriching the humanities curriculum to embrace cultural relevance?, to expand course offerings for the minor in hispanic studies. The project objectives are (1) the development of five new culturally relevant courses to support the new hispanic studies minor; (2) professional development workshops on culturally responsive teaching in the humanities; and (3) establishment of partnerships with hispanic studies departments across cuny. The proposed courses will provide a wide range of enrichment in the humanities through the study of history, linguistics, art, and the social and cultural experiences of the hispanic/latinx population. The professional development workshops will engage faculty discuss issues of inclusivity and diversity in a classroom. This project will establish partnerships with departments across cuny to help promote our new courses to other campuses and expose more students to culturally relevant courses.]