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reflective tools,
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confident communicators
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HumComm Students
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undergraduate students
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Humanities Influencers
The future of the humanities is here. Students are leading the change by transforming how the value of a humanities degrees is perceived and communicated.
What do you want to know about the humanities?
You've asked and we have the answers. Learn about what the humaniites are, why would you ever want a degree in the humanities, and other mysterious questions about the humanities field. For more information contact sep@chc.com
Debunking Myths:
Humanities Careers
Learn the truth about humanities majors, research, and careers. After a decade of research and studying 200 social media posts, Dr. Chistine Henseler has develoved 7 myths for humanities majors. For more information contact sep@chc.com,
International HumComm iDEA Lab
A globally networked, student-centered ecosystem dedicated to the co-creation of interdisciplinary humanities communications products. The Lab supports the development of digital and public-facing projects—videos, podcasts, web-based platforms, social media campaigns, interactive storytelling, and games—produced collaboratively by students, for students. The iDEA Lab decentralizes the production and circulation of humanities knowledge, moving it beyond elite academic spaces and into broader, more diverse public spheres. Students will collaborate with educators to ensure that projects are adaptable for use in diverse teaching contexts, supporting faculty and teachers in integrating engaging, accessible humanities content into their courses. For more information contact sep@chc.com.
Humanities+ Gaming
Are you a storyteller or a coder and are interested in gaming? We work with students across the humanitites and beyond to design analog and digital games that help students in high scholl through college learn about the humanities through play. For more information contact sep@chc.com.
Humanities+ Comms Corps
Are you an influencer or ready to become one? This is a structured, research-grounded, professionally mentored program that helps students apply their short-form communications skills to develop short-form content and social media campaigns to communicate the value and depth of the humanities from peer to peer. Humanities+ Comms Corps is designed to create a global network of students in the arts, humanities, and STEM whose perspective and scholarship push beyond disciplinary boundaries, experiment with new research methods, and reimagine the role of humanistic inquiry—ensuring that all content and each social media campaign reflects not just existing knowledge, but the leading edge of how the next generation is rethinking and reframing the narrative around the arts and humanities’ relationship to the world's most challenging needs. For more information contact sep@chc.com.
Humanities+ Comms Student Consultants
This program pairs students in the humanities with a humanities client--universities, museums, community organizations--- to solve real communication challenges. Students will gain hands-on experience creating tangible assets—like redesigned media or advocacy strategies—that demonstrate their ability to mobilize and engage young audiences. Students will also learn from expert speakers in the humanities, social media production, data analysis, visual storytelling, information design, career services, and more. For more information contact sep@chc.com.
Your future made clear.
These are the tools that we offer students.
What do you want to know about the humanities?
You've asked and we have the answers. Learn about what the humaniites are, why would you ever want a degree in the humanities, and other mysterious questions about the humanities field. For more information contact: students@humanitiescommunication.org
Debunking Myths:
Humanities Careers
Learn the truth about humanities majors, research, and careers. After a decade of research and studying 200 social media posts, Dr. Chistine Henseler has develoved 7 myths for humanities majors. For more information contact: students@humanitiescommunication.org
International HumComm iDEA Lab
A globally networked, student-centered ecosystem dedicated to the co-creation of interdisciplinary humanities communications products. The Lab supports the development of digital and public-facing projects—videos, podcasts, web-based platforms, social media campaigns, interactive storytelling, and games—produced collaboratively by students, for students. The iDEA Lab decentralizes the production and circulation of humanities knowledge, moving it beyond elite academic spaces and into broader, more diverse public spheres. Students will collaborate with educators to ensure that projects are adaptable for use in diverse teaching contexts, supporting faculty and teachers in integrating engaging, accessible humanities content into their courses. For more information contact: students@humanitiescommunication.org
Humanities+ Gaming
Are you a storyteller or a coder and are interested in gaming? We work with students across the humanitites and beyond to design analog and digital games that help students in high scholl through college learn about the humanities through play. For more information contact: students@humanitiescommunication.org
Humanities+ Comms Corps
Are you an influencer or ready to become one? This is a structured, research-grounded, professionally mentored program that helps students apply their short-form communications skills to develop short-form content and social media campaigns to communicate the value and depth of the humanities from peer to peer. Humanities+ Comms Corps is designed to create a global network of students in the arts, humanities, and STEM whose perspective and scholarship push beyond disciplinary boundaries, experiment with new research methods, and reimagine the role of humanistic inquiry—ensuring that all content and each social media campaign reflects not just existing knowledge, but the leading edge of how the next generation is rethinking and reframing the narrative around the arts and humanities’ relationship to the world's most challenging needs. For more information contact: students@humanitiescommunication.org
Humanities+ Comms Student Consultants
This program pairs students in the humanities with a humanities client--universities, museums, community organizations--- to solve real communication challenges. Students will gain hands-on experience creating tangible assets—like redesigned media or advocacy strategies—that demonstrate their ability to mobilize and engage young audiences. Students will also learn from expert speakers in the humanities, social media production, data analysis, visual storytelling, information design, career services, and more. For more information contact: students@humanitiescommunication.org
The goal of the HumComm Students program is to actively transform student perceptions of the humanities by meeting Gen Z/Alpha where they are. We use research-driven insights into social media conversations and the future of work to create gamified, active learning experiences that debunk myths and strategically connect humanistic skills to students' personal identity and career success.”
Christine Henseler
CHC Co-President
HumComm Student Program
Co-director
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Because our students already speak the language of their peers, the most powerful humanities strategy isn't one we hand to them—it's one we co-create with them, turning communication into something as fun, joyful, and creative as the social media and games where they already live.​
Christine Henseler
CHC co-President
Co-Director of the HumComm Student Program
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Joy as Strategy
Meet the innovators:
Christine Henseler is the director whose research founded the Humanities Communications Student program. She combines deep academic expertise in the humanities with a proven, career-long commitment to institutional innovation and student-centered advocacy. She has spent years dismantling the "siloed" perception of the arts and humanities, consistently building practical, interdisciplinary frameworks—such as her work on the "Entrepreneurial Humanities" and student-led digital storytelling—that bridge the gap between rigorous scholarship and real-world career readiness. Her leadership is defined by a "builder" philosophy that prioritizes co-creation with students, ensuring that the SEP is not just a top-down academic initiative, but a vibrant, evidence-based response to the actual needs of the next generation.
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Drawing on over a decade of experience in higher education communications, media relations, and multimedia storytelling, Catalina Sofia Dansberger Duque specializes in translating international humanities scholarship into accessible, public-facing narratives. She leads large-scale, interdisciplinary communications and media relations strategies while developing multimedia content that supports an international body of faculty, students, and institutional strategic goals. Additionally, Catalina trains diverse stakeholders in effective storytelling practices and media engagement. As Founder of Policarpa Media Studios, she has spent 15 years amplifying underrepresented voices through culturally responsive media work. Her leadership as a veteran teacher of 13 years and founder of a bilingual youth arts and leadership program reflects a sustained commitment to mentoring students as creative collaborators. As Co-Director of the International Humanities Communications Idea Lab, she will advance the development of student-produced, classroom-ready humanities communication products and build inclusive, global networks connecting students, educators, and communities.