{"id":7245,"date":"2022-11-15T13:22:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T18:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/?page_id=7245"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:27:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:27:24","slug":"transylvania-seminar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/transylvania-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group full-width is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:76.2%\">\n<p id=\"m_-6834718890142554462m_1081342974863205102gmail-docs-internal-guid-fbd539ad-7fff-c83c-e627-d63739c4c4e0\"><strong>The Transylvania University Bingham Center for Teaching Excellence is excited to announce our inaugural BCTE Summer Seminar titled \u201cRedefining &amp; Celebrating the Liberal Arts.\u201d<\/strong> During this national seminar, select faculty will engage with major scholars and each other to discuss ideas related to the question, \u201c<em>How does immersing ourselves and teaching in the liberal arts help us and our students flourish, engage our curiosity, share community and empower ourselves as scholars, teachers and people?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>At the BCTE Summer Seminar, <\/strong>faculty will engage with readings, share ideas, participate in conversations and work directly with experts through seminar-style discussions and workshops. Throughout the seminar, faculty will explore how teaching in the liberal arts in the present moment can be vital, engaging and empowering for themselves as individuals and for their students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0\">This year\u2019s speakers will be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catherinedenial.org\/\"><strong>Cate Denial<\/strong><\/a> (Pedagogies of Care)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aprilbakerbell.com\/\"><strong>April Baker Bell<\/strong><\/a> (Anti-Racist Pedagogies)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.susanblum.com\/\"><strong>Susan Blum<\/strong><\/a> (Alternative Assessment)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"m_-6834718890142554462m_1081342974863205102gmail-docs-internal-guid-fbd539ad-7fff-c83c-e627-d63739c4c4e0\">We welcome applications from internal and external applicants. All applications are due by <strong>March 13, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/V5q7aHM82gcQfhmU6\">Submit an Application<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/transylvania-university_spring-carpenter-academic-center-730x452.jpg\" alt=\"carpenter academic center under a blue, cloudless sky\" class=\"wp-image-7288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/transylvania-university_spring-carpenter-academic-center-730x452.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/transylvania-university_spring-carpenter-academic-center-350x216.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/transylvania-university_spring-carpenter-academic-center-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/transylvania-university_spring-carpenter-academic-center-1536x950.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/transylvania-university_spring-carpenter-academic-center-936x578.jpg 936w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/transylvania-university_spring-carpenter-academic-center-696x430.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/transylvania-university_spring-carpenter-academic-center-524x324.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/transylvania-university_spring-carpenter-academic-center-466x288.jpg 466w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/transylvania-university_spring-carpenter-academic-center-348x214.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/transylvania-university_spring-carpenter-academic-center-810x501.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/transylvania-university_spring-carpenter-academic-center-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/transylvania-university_spring-carpenter-academic-center.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The seminar participants will include 13 faculty members selected from liberal arts colleges. Seminar sessions will be dedicated to discussing topics related to our main question, with a particular focus on anti-racist pedagogies, pedagogies of care and alternative assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The seminar will be held on the campus of Transylvania University <\/strong>in the beautiful Bluegrass region of Lexington, Kentucky. Acceptance includes:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The cost of the sessions.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All seminar materials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Four nights of hotel accommodations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meals during the seminar.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associated travel costs and fees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please submit your application by March 13, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:24%\">\n<p><strong>Transylvania University<br>Lexington, Kentucky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/V5q7aHM82gcQfhmU6\">Seminar Application<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-crimson-color has-text-color\"><strong>Sponsored by Transylvania University&#8217;s Bingham Program for Excellence in Teaching<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Transylvania University Bingham Center for Teaching Excellence is excited to announce our inaugural BCTE Summer Seminar titled \u201cRedefining &amp; Celebrating the Liberal Arts.\u201d During this national seminar, select faculty will engage with major scholars and each other to discuss ideas related to the question, \u201cHow does immersing ourselves and teaching in the liberal arts help us and our students flourish, engage our curiosity, share<\/p>\n<p class=\"continueLink\"><a class=\"btn btn-info\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/academics\/transylvania-seminar\/\">Continue to &ldquo;Transylvania Seminar&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"342,99,81,566,1,541","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-7245","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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