Throghout his career, André Goodfriend, a former member of the U.S. Department of State Senior Foreign Service, focused on tangible global impact, noted thatbridging the gap between theoretical understanding and practical implementation often presents the biggest hurdle in communicating the relevance of the humanities. Goodfriend emphasized the need for a real back-and-forth, moving beyond passive information delivery. Think gamification and immersive environments. These co

Distinguished scholar, writer, and artist, Johanna Drucker recently shared her insights with me on designing effective humanities communication to engage undergraduate and high school students. Our conversation began with Drucker’s thought-provoking articulation of a central challenge facing humanities communicators: “We must shift from speaking about the humanities to enabling students to speak for and through them.” Drucker has seen traditional humcomm methods all too ofte