On May 3 at 4:30pm - Celebrate the end of the academic year with your colleagues in the CHI! We will be wishing our CHI fellows farewell as we conclude our Black Here and Now theme, and honoring our director, Darryl Harper, as he passes the CHI torch.

Black: Here and Now: CHI Fellows Symposium took place at @AmherstCollege on April 6-7, 2023. Dr. Saidiya Hartman gave the keynote address of the symposium on April 6. On April 7, @ACinquiry hosted three panels of academic discussions. amherst.edu/mm/695307

4/26 CHI Salon features Sara Karpukhin (@UWMadison), José Vergara (@BrynMawrCollege), and Chris Grobe (@AmherstCollege) discussing how elusive, troubling literary texts help them address questions of power, authority, and identity in the classroom. Co-sponsored by @AmCollPress.

CHI Word of the Week efflorescence, n. 1) the state or a period of flowering; 2) an example or result of growth and development; 3) in chemistry - the act or process of efflorescing; the resulting powdery substance; 4) in pathology - a rash or eruption of the skin

4/19 CHI Salon features Courtney Elkin Mohler (@BostonCollege) and @AmherstCollege's Naveen Choudhury and Chris Grobe who will discuss what artists have achieved under the banner of “decolonizing” theater and what still remains difficult to achieve under this banner.

4/12 CHI Salon brings together students to share lessons and ideas for action from the spring 2023 Being Human in STEM (HSTEM) class at @AmherstCollege. The Being Human in STEM initiative arose in response to the 2015 Amherst Uprising to advance equity and inclusion at Amherst.

CHI Word of the Week parley, v. - to hold a conference with the opposing side to discuss terms

The annual CHI faculty & staff wine-tasting on April 5, curated by Rick Lopez and Chris van den Berg. No wine experience required--just a desire to enjoy some special wines in the company of fellow faculty and staff members (and learn about the fascinating world of wine).

CHI Word of the Week epitome, n. 1) a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class; 2) a condensed account, especially of a literary work; abstract

The Center for Humanistic Inquiry invites scholars from across the disciplines for full-time, residential appointments as CHI Fellows. CHI is now accepting applications for new Center for Humanistic Inquiry Fellows/Visiting Lecturers for 2023-2025. apply.interfolio.com/123387

Join us for the Black: Here and Now - CHI Fellows Symposium on April 6-7, 2023 at @AmherstCollege College. Further information: amherst.edu/mm/695307

During 3/29 CHI Salon @Florence_dore (UNC Chapel Hill) tracks the life of "The Daemon Lover" to reveal connection between oppositional cultural forms. What is considered high literature turns out to be enmeshed with vernacular music, a popular form widely available to all.

CHI Word of the Week magnanimous, adj. - generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness

At the 3/22 CHI Salon, Laura Sizer will explore some of the ways that generative language models like ChatGPT do and do not behave like human minds and what capacities they would need to get closer to being truly minded. Free and open to the public.

LACOL Summer Courses 2023 1) Digital Humanities and 2) Applied Machine Learning Liberal Arts Collaborative for Digital Innovation invites @AmherstCollege students to participate courses. Both courses are fully online and run from June 7 until August 4. amherst.edu/mm/700317

CHI Word of the Week equinox, n. 1) either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic; 2) either of the two times each year (about March 21 and Sept 23)--the sun crosses the equator and day and night are of approx. equal length