James Shulman, moderator, ACLS Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Maria Eugenia Cotera, Associate Professor of Mexican American and Latino Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
Meredith Evans, 74th President of the Society of American Archivists
Maryemma Graham, Founding Director of Project on the History of Black Writing and BBIP Lead & Distinguished Professor of English, University of Kansas
The Commission was established in 2021 to develop and present recommendations on improving support, access, and sustainability of digital resources and digital humanities projects related to social and racial justice. This assembly of leading scholars, librarians, archivists, publishers, and university leaders also aims to address challenges associated with the infrastructure and organizational models for the development of and public access to this work. It is supported by the Mellon Foundation and builds on a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Leading Practitioners Will Explore and Present Recommendations on Improving Support, Access, and Sustainability of Digital Humanities Projects Related to Social and Racial Justice
Marisa Parham, Chair of the Commission on Fostering and Sustaining Diverse Digital Scholarship, recently shared the Commission’s vision, goals, and plans in a talk with CNI.