{"id":353,"date":"2020-02-09T19:26:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T02:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amstcommunitystudies.org\/?p=353"},"modified":"2020-02-24T07:50:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T14:50:13","slug":"baltimore-field-school-the-andrew-w-mellon-foundation-supports-umbcs-inclusive-approach-to-community-based-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amstcommunitystudies.org\/?p=353","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore Field School: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supports UMBC\u2019s inclusive approach to community-based research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UMBC\u2019s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is pleased to announce the launch of a fourteen-month initiative to promote diversity, inclusion, and social justice in the public humanities, supported by a $125,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The project,\u00a0<em>Strengthening UMBC\u2019s Public Humanities Infrastructure: The Baltimore Field School<\/em>,\u00a0will create a framework for faculty to collaborate with community organizations in building ethical and sustainable research and teaching projects focused on public humanities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/amstcommunitystudies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fieldschool_pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amstcommunitystudies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fieldschool_pic.jpg 799w, https:\/\/amstcommunitystudies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fieldschool_pic-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amstcommunitystudies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fieldschool_pic-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amstcommunitystudies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fieldschool_pic-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/amstcommunitystudies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fieldschool_pic-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption>King works with students Dawn Baskin and DeAndre Bright to get an informed consent form signed by Lonnie Combs as part of the A Walk Down West Baltimore Street project (spring 2019). &#8211;photo by Bill Shewbridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A new view of public humanities<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Baltimore Field School is coordinated by UMBC\u2019s Orser Center for the Study of Place, Community, and Culture and led by&nbsp;<strong>Nicole King<\/strong>,&nbsp;associate professor of American Studies and director of the Orser Center,&nbsp;and CAHSS Dean&nbsp;<strong>Scott Casper<\/strong>. It aims to advance UMBC\u2019s humanistic scholarship and teaching, rooted in deep and meaningful engagement with communities and neighborhoods.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to think differently about how public humanities work can be done by reflecting on what ethical community-university partnerships look like,\u201d says King.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more on the project, please read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/news.umbc.edu\/baltimore-field-school-the-andrew-w-mellon-foundation-supports-umbcs-inclusive-approach-to-community-based-research\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UMBC\u2019s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) is pleased to announce the launch of a fourteen-month initiative to promote diversity, inclusion, and social justice in the public humanities, supported by a $125,000 grant from The Andrew W. 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