CETLI Events Calendar

Teaching interdisciplinary courses can be exciting, messy, and deeply rewarding, especially early in an academic career. In this workshop, I will share reflections from my own experience designing and teaching interdisciplinary courses, including challenges I did not anticipate, strategies that helped, and lessons learned along the way. The session will be discussion-driven and focused on […]

This workshop explores roleplay in the classroom through a practice-driven approach, centered on one interactive game as example. Led by Fritz Breithaupt, a humanities scholar and cognitive scientist who directs the 'Experimental Humanities Lab', the session introduces tailored role plays applicable across foreign languages, psychology, pre-law, business, and literary studies courses. Fritz will also introduce […]

This event arises out of concerns from the Comparative literature and FIGS departments, facilitated by Anna Linetskaya and Sandrine Rajaonarivony (CETLI fellows). This roundtable will be an open, interactive discussion on the theme of gender in the classroom. Breakfast will be served for registered participants. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Electrical and Systems Engineering department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

Graduate student TAs in the biomedical sciences often teach students whose preparation, goals, and motivations differ widely. This interactive 75-minute workshop helps TAs identify who their students really are, recognize the “expert blind spot,” and adapt explanations to different levels of prior knowledge and career goals. Participants will leave with practical strategies for assessing prior […]

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Management department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the departments of Education, Culture and Society & Sociology, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

Being an instructor can feel rewarding and overwhelming. This workshop aims to create a supportive space for graduate instructors to address challenges faced in early-stage teaching. We will discuss struggles with student engagement, issues of confidence and ease, and difficult situations related to identity and power that take place in and outside the classroom. All […]

A teaching statement, or statement of teaching philosophy, is a common requirement on the academic job market. This workshop will help participants understand what a teaching statement is and how to write a compelling one. Through discussion and group activities, participants will explore effective ways to convey their teaching qualifications and goals, as well as […]

This pedagogy workshop will deeply engage the subject of writing across the humanities. Led by Professor Hannah Feldman, the Keith L. and Katherine Sachs Associate Professor of Contemporary Art in the History of Art department, participants in the workshop will discuss how to prepare students to write compelling, argumentative final research papers and other kinds […]

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Political Science department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Electrical and Systems Engineering department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

Balancing teaching alongside other graduate responsibilities can be challenging. In this workshop, participants will discuss techniques for remaining energized and positive in the classroom. Through collaborative conversations, participants will gather tangible strategies to cultivate passion for teaching amid daily obligations. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Management department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Refreshments will be provided. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

Dr. Prince will help us historize the current moment in teaching humanities against the half-century retrospective on the field; wine and light snacks will be offered. All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies; and Comparative Literature departments, and so may be most useful to […]

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Political Science department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the departments of Education, Culture and Society & Sociology, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Comparative Literature department, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.

All graduate students are welcome. This event grows out of concerns in the Education, Culture and Society & Sociology departments, and so may be most useful to students in related fields. Counts toward the CETLI Teaching Certificate.