Community networks and narratives: launching a digital and public humanities minor [through this grant, saint mary?s college will launch an integrated, 15-credit digital and public humanities (DPH)…

Saint Mary's College in Indiana was awarded a $447,003 project grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program. Through this funding, the college will launch a 15-credit Digital and Public Humanities minor integrating two required courses, six electives, and four elective modules. The minor will provide students hands-on, project-based and experiential learning opportunities through partnerships, and be the first at the college to formally integrate technology fields with the humanities. It also introduces an interdisciplinary modular course format enabling students to develop competencies in areas like data management and text mining. The grant period is from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025.

Community networks and narratives: launching a digital and public humanities minor [through this grant, saint mary?s college will launch an integrated, 15-credit digital and public humanities (DPH) minor that includes two required courses, six electives, and four elective modules. The minor will integrate project-based, experiential learning opportunities with internal and external partners, providing students with a hands-on model of how humanities research engages with and influences the world. The DPH minor will be the first at saint mary's college to integrate technology fields with the humanities in a formal curricular path. The minor also uses a new curricular format for interdisciplinary programs by creating module courses that enable students to develop competencies in data management, text mining, ethics, and project management in a focused, flexible format.]