{"id":8380,"date":"2017-03-02T15:02:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T20:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/?p=8380"},"modified":"2017-08-18T10:04:44","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T14:04:44","slug":"humanities-center-report-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/blog\/2017\/03\/02\/humanities-center-report-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanities Center Report: Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n

I am writing to give you an update on the Humanities Center and the steps being taken based on the Tabb Committee report.<\/p>\n

As noted in my January 12, 2017 cover letter that accompanied release of the\u00a0Tabb Report<\/a>, reassurance was provided that departmental closure will not be considered. Indeed, I am committed to a strong and flourishing department.<\/p>\n

Since the release of the Tabb Report, I have consulted with the Humanities Center faculty, the Homewood Academic Council, and a number of other colleagues as we chart the path forward for the future of the Humanities Center. These consultations have begun to clarify this path forward. Among the three options suggested by the Tabb Committee, we will adhere most closely to the second option. This means that we will retain the Humanities Center as a department. Over the next months its identity and foci will be considered and defined by the faculty and an Advisory Board, whose formation was suggested by the Tabb Committee. To move the department forward along this path, we have identified several interwoven priorities or goals that will need to be addressed:<\/p>\n