WebinAAR | The State of the Humanities at a Liberal Arts College

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September 25, 2024
3:00 PM ET
Presented on Zoom

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Summary

The current state of the liberal arts shows national trends but each school has experienced it differently whether as an R1 institution or small liberal arts college. Join us in an interview with Kathryn McClymond, president of Oglethorpe University, as she reflects on current trends and challenges facing the Humanities at a small liberal arts college in Georgia.

This is part of a monthly webinar series of AAR’s Relations Committee (ARC); all of these meetings tackle topics of direct relevance to the success of a department (comprised of a 30-minute interview with the guest and then a 30-minute open Q&A for those attending the session). The interview portion of each webinar is recorded and eventually posted on the ARC page on the AAR site.

Panelist

Kathryn McClymond | McClymond was appointed as the 18th President at Oglethorpe University in November 2023 and is the university’s first female president. She previously served as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Oglethorpe University as well as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University. Dr. McClymond is a scholar of comparative religions. She is the author of numerous articles and books, including a co-edited volume exploring how humanities disciplines contribute to research on moral injury among veterans. She has served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Religion and the American Society of the Study of Religion, and she currently sits on Southern Athletic Conference Executive Committee as Incoming Chair and Treasurer. 

Host

Russell T. McCutcheon | McCutcheon is a university research professor in the department of religious studies at the University of Alabama, where he was also a longtime department chair. He chairs AAR’s Academic Relations Committee.