Skip to main content

MC Alert Code Yellow: The Health Sciences Center (HC) and Cafritz Arts Center (CF) on the TP/SS Campus will be closed until further notice. Visit the Closures and Delays page for more information. 

12th Annual Humanities Days

at Montgomery College
2024 humanities days top banner

The Humanities, Striving to Uplift and Unite in Times of Upheaval

Montgomery College will celebrate its 12th annual Humanities Days.
October 21 - 25, 2024

 

This year’s theme is The Humanities, Striving to Uplift and Unite in Times of Upheaval

 

Throughout history, at both times of change and unrest, and peace and calm, we have looked to the humanities and arts to express what we are experiencing, to answer the deep questions of why, how and what we can do to participate fully in our lives. This particular time in history is no different. As elections loom, conflicts propagate, and we attempt to discover who we are post pandemic and with the rise of AI, we ask, how does the humanities speak to and for us?  Considering these questions, we invite members of the Montgomery College community across all disciplines and areas to explore the many ways that your discipline and work speak to the times, prepare students to be constructive participants in discourse, bring us together, and help us understand the complexities of our society and our place in the world. 

Note: Due to illness, Friday’s Keynote Speaker, Cassandra Lawrence, was unable to lead our Building Belonging for Just Futures session. Her colleague, Becca Tyvoll, spoke in her place. Becca Tyvoll works as Shoulder to Shoulder's Operations and Local Partnerships Manager. Please refer to Friday's Building Belonging for Just Futures event for full event description and several resources for dialogue and finding common ground.

Daily Meditations

Monday, October 21, Noon - 12:30 p.m., Mindful Moment: Just Breathe 
Tuesday, October 22, 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Mindful Moment: Awareness of the Body 
Wednesday, October 23, 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Mindful Moment: React or Respond? 
Thursday, October 24, 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Mindful Moment: Savor the Good 
Friday, October 25, 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Mindful Moment: Cultivate Compassion

Mindfulness is a practice of paying attention to the present moment without judgment or evaluation. Mindfulness can help you become more self-aware; feel calmer and less stressed; cope with difficult thoughts; be kinder to yourself; and avoid destructive habits and responses. Dr. Carol Moore led us through five daily meditations during Humanities Days. Meditation video recordings are accessible by day.

Signature Events

This annual weeklong series of events is sponsored by the Global Humanities Institute and the Paul Peck Humanities Institute of Montgomery College. Humanities Days questions? Please contact us at: HumanitiesDays@montgomerycollege.edu
All events are free and open to the public.

2024 Humanities Days may be offered via Zoom or In-Person:

Zoom sessions: Humanities Days events may be recorded at the discretion of the presenter. By participating in Zoom events, you may be recorded. If you do not consent to being recorded, do not turn on your cameras or connect your microphone. Please discuss any concerns with the host, or contact us at HumanitiesDays@montgomerycollege.edu.

 


2024 Humanities Days Committee

MC Disclosure

Here are the facts about this week’s Humanities Days virtual presentations, dialogues, workshops, and panels and privacy as it relates to Zoom and your participation:

  • Please note that all Humanities Days events will be recorded (with the exception of where mentioned, or listed, that the event will not be recorded). By participating in this event, you automatically consent to such recording. If you do not consent to being recorded, you may join, but do not connect your microphone or enter text into the attendee chat. Please discuss any concerns with the host.
  • All the material appearing in this conference is the property of the original author(s) and is protected by copyright under U.S. copyright laws. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, display, perform, modify, create derivative works, transmit, or in any way exploit any such content, nor may you distribute any part of this content without the approval of the original author(s). Violators of this policy may face disciplinary action and/or legal action.
  • We obtain data when you use Zoom in order to deliver our college services and provide a better experience to you. The categories of data we obtain when you use Zoom include data you provide to us as well as data that our system collects from you. We do not sell your personal data.
  • During use of Zoom. When you use Zoom, some data will be disclosed to other participants and to meeting or webinar hosts. For instance, when you attend a meeting, your name might appear in the attendee list. If you turn on your video camera, your image will be shown. If you send a chat or share content, that can be viewed by others in the chat or the meeting.
    For more information on Zoom privacy: https://zoom.us/privacynew window.