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October 26, 2017 — October 27, 2017

Shepherdstown, Jefferson


Shepherd University and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) are collaborating on a new biennial symposium, Humanities in the 21st Century, with the inaugural symposium, titled Humanities and the Environment, to be held Thursday, October 26, and Friday, October 27, at the NCTC campus in Shepherdstown.

The event, which is free and open to the public, brings together writers, historians, filmmakers, and scientists to explore the role of the humanities in educating general audiences about today’s environmental challenges.

Speakers include John Amos, founder and president of SkyTruth; David Conover, an Emmy-nominated filmmaker; Dr. Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and a fellow at the James Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University; Dr. Angela Lueking, professor in the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at Pennsylvania State University; and Denise Giardina, an award-winning novelist.

To view the symposium schedule and to register, visit www.shepherd.edu/humanities.

The symposium will also be streamed on Facebook Live and archived at https://www.facebook.com/USFWSNCTC/ and the symposium proceedings will be published at a later date.

Sponsors of the symposium include Shepherd University, National Conservation Training Center, Shepherd University Foundation, Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education, George Washington Institute of Living Ethics, SkyTruth, American Conservation Film Festival, and West Virginia Humanities Council.

This project is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations do not necessarily represent those of the West Virginia Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities



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