13th Annual Humanities Days
The Humanities: Honoring Connections and Belonging Here and Beyond
October 27 - 31, 2025
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Welcome to Montgomery College's 13th annual Humanities Days celebration! This annual weeklong series of events is sponsored by the Global Humanities Institute and the Paul Peck Humanities Institute of Montgomery College.
The Humanities: Honoring Connections and Belonging Here and Beyond
This year’s theme, Honoring Connections and Belonging Here and Beyond, invites an exploration of the many ways human connection fosters a deeper sense of belonging across individual, communal, and global contexts. At the core of the humanities is a commitment to examining the bonds that unite us—across academic disciplines, cultural identities, generations, and geographic boundaries. Our personal and professional relationships with others enable discussions, reflection, and an appreciation of diverse perspectives, fostering a deeper understanding of the social frameworks upon which our local and global communities are built.
At a time when there is so much division and a loss of connection and compassion in our world, exploring how students, faculty, staff, and community members build connections that foster a sense of belonging and why these attributes are important through the lens of the humanities is critical.
We invite members of the Montgomery College community across all disciplines and areas to share how their research, teaching, service, or student engagement initiatives contribute to this vital conversation. Whether your work is interdisciplinary, intergenerational, community-based, or culturally rooted, we encourage you to explore the many ways Montgomery College cultivates a sense of belonging and affirms the value of human connection.
2025 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.
Tracie Babb | Professor of Communication Studies, Takoma Park/Silver Spring, Collegewide Coordinator
of Writing in the Disciplines
Dianne Cherry | Professor of Communication Studies, Takoma Park/Silver Spring
Kyoko Enomoto | Analyst/Programmer Web Services
Sadegh Foghani | Associate Professor, History
Florence Gadson | Administrative Aide II
Jamie Gillan | Paul Peck Humanities Institute Director
Chip Gladson | Professor of English, Germantown, Co-Coordinator of the Digital Storytelling Internship,
Level 1
Angela Lanier | Instructional Designer, ELITE
Alejandro Leopardi | Professor, English, Coordinator of Programs and Partnerships, ENRD
Teresa Lew | Associate Professor, English and Reading
Carla Naranjo | Global Humanities Institute Director
Andrew Scheppler | Interim Rockville IT Campus Manager
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.