OVERVIEW

The "Reacting to the Past" Consortium sponsors both a national meeting (Barnard College) and several regional faculty conferences throughout the academic year.  At the conferences, faculty and administrators learn about the curriculum by participating in intensive workshops featuring "Reacting" games.  In addition to game sessions, plenary and concurrent sessions allow participants to engage in discussions of a more general character on student motivation, teaching, liberal arts education, and the problems and possibilities of the “Reacting” pedagogy. Click on the links at the left for more information on each event.

Annual Summer Institute at Barnard College

The 10th Annual Summer Institute at Barnard College will be held June 10-13, 2010. | Visit the conference page to view the schedule of activities, featured games, and registration rates.

Upcoming Regional Events

January 10, 2010: Nancy Reagin, Pace University, Marsha Driscoll, Bemidji State University, Elizabeth E. Dunn, Bemidji State University, and Mark Higbee, Eastern Michigan University.  Panel, "'Reacting to the Past': Role Play, Persuasion, and Engagement in Undergraduate Teaching." 124th Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association  |  San Diego, CA

February 18-20, 2010: Elizabeth Kraft, University of Georgia. Paper, "Reacting to the Eighteenth Century" and Panel on "Teaching Eighteenth-Century Literature." 36th Southeastern American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (SEASECS) regional conference | Johnson City, TN

March 25-27, 2010:  Gretchen McKay, McDaniel College, Judith R. Shapiro, Barnard College, and Paula Kay Lazrus, St. John’s University. Session, “’Reacting to the Past’ and the Engaging the First-year Student.” AAC&U Network for Academic Renewal Conference – Faculty Roles in High-Impact Practices  |  Philadelphia, PA

April 9, 2010: Lara Vapnek , St. John's University, Mark Carnes, Barnard College, Jeffrey Hyson, Saint Joseph's University, and Bill Offutt, Pace University,  Presentation, "’Reacting to the Past’: The Collision of Ideas and Historical Contexts in College-Level Classes."  2010 Annual Meeting of the Organization for American Historians  | Washington, D.C.

April 15-17, 2010: Regional Faculty Conference at the University of Georgia | Athens, GA