HumanitiesAR will host the first-of-its-kind Next Gen(eration) Humanities Conference in Little Rock on March 6-9.
This conference focuses on bridging the gap between education and career for young humanities professionals. The varied slate of offerings hopes to bring together this next generation of humanities educators, students, and professionals for a one-stop humanities hub. Attendees will further develop their skills and make impactful connections.
Curated offerings range from sessions on getting involved with professional organizations and interactive networking workshops to talking about intergenerational dynamics in the workplace and how late is too late to go back to school. The NGH Conference aims to provide a selection of sessions that touch on each discipline of the humanities, a myriad of career paths (traditional or untraditional), and generally to let young people know it is okay to not know what is next. Sessions and networking opportunities to connect with nationally recognized humanities scholars as well as representatives from the Smithsonian Institution Museum on Main Street, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Humanities Alliance, and more. Collaborative and multi-generational learning is a large part of the mission of the NGH Conference, allowing students, emerging professionals, and established professionals to lean on one another, and learn from one another.
In addition to concurrent sessions, there will be a career fair, mock interview and resume review sessions, professional clothing closet with on-site alterations by Cat Scratch Vintage, professional headshot sessions, tours to local cultural institutions like the Old State House, MacArthur Museum of Military History, and more will be offered to attendees as well as keynote presentations from Jaylen Smith, the Mayor of Earle, Arkansas and youngest Black mayor in elected in U.S. history, as well as an opening plenary conversation moderated by NHA’s Scott Muir.
Learn more and register today!
Costs:
- 18-35 students/young professionals: $28
- State Humanities Council Staff: $38
- General Public: $54
Book your stay in the NGH Conference block at the DoubleTree by Hilton! Block closes February 7, 2024.
If you have questions, contact Jamie Middleton or Asya Webster.