Food, floods, and rivers in the modern world [development of a course, food, floods, and rivers in modern world, that will compare the history of food and floods in the red river valley of minnesota…

This federal Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) will support the development of a new course titled "Food, Floods, and Rivers in the Modern World" at Normandale Community College. The $149,494 award, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028, will fund the creation of a course curriculum and open educational resources that will compare the history of food and floods in the Red River Valley of Minnesota and the Red River Delta of Vietnam from 1800 to 2020, combining home campus and study away learning experiences. The new course and associated materials will be made available for use by humanities educators at Normandale and other community and tribal colleges.

Food, floods, and rivers in the modern world [development of a course, food, floods, and rivers in modern world, that will compare the history of food and floods in the red river valley of minnesota and the red river delta of vietnam from 1800 to 2020, combining home campus and study away learning experiences. The new course curriculum and set of open educational resources (OER) will be available to be used by humanities educators at normandale and other community and tribal colleges.]