this fall the cft has had the pleasure to get to know and to support vanderbilt\u2019s collaborative humanities postdoctoral fellows by hosting a course design seminar for them. established by the college of arts & science and funded by a generous grant from the national endowment for the humanities american rescue program, the vanderbilt collaborative humanities postdoctoral program (chpp) has begun with nine fellows, whom you can meet\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0 the grant supports their work in the \u201cnew\u201d or \u201chybrid\u201d humanities, which focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration to address pressing public problems in one of three areas \u2013 urban, environmental, or global humanities.\u00a0 the fellowships term is for three years during which time the fellows will engage in collaborative research projects as well as develop and teach new undergraduate courses in their respective areas.<\/p>\n