202 Building a New European Curriculum: A Roundtable Session on European Studies and Liberal Arts Education

Saturday, April 16, 2016: 2:00 PM-3:45 PM
Assembly A (DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Center City)
Educators and researchers in university-affiliated programs in European Studies face today the double challenge posed both by the emergence of new trends in U.S. higher education and the steady transformation of the social, political, and cultural geography of Europe and the European Union. At the same time, recent demographic changes in college campuses across the U.S. constitute a unique opportunity to think of new curricular initiatives that facilitate the understanding of Europe as a continent invested in fostering a diverse and multicultural society. In this shifting landscape, Liberal Arts institutions have a distinct mission to provide their students with a more specific approach to understanding European ideals and realities as a means to emphasize the value of a Humanities-based education for the integral formation of the human person. The proposed roundtable will bring together faculty and students from the Catholic University of America to discuss how their interdisciplinary research and pedagogical experience poses new questions and innovative solutions to challenges regarding Europe-related education. Panelists will propose a conversation about the curricular feasibility of European Studies programs at Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities, pedagogical initiatives fomenting inter-disciplinary and cross-departmental collaboration, realignment of educational units with students' interests, and dialogues between interdisciplinary programs to reinforce curricular adaptations.
Organizer:
Daniel Garcia-Donoso
Chair:
Claudia Bornholdt
Discussants:
Stefania Lucamante , Arpad von Klimo , Dorle Hellmuth , Amanda Sheffer , Taylor Sias and Daniel Garcia-Donoso
Keeping Europe Relevant: Innovative Strategies for Study Abroad
Kora von Wittelsbach, Cornell University; Sydney Van Morgan, Johns Hopkins University
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