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Jeff Gima · 15 October 2018

AMICAL Consortium year in review: 2017–2018

AMICAL 2019 group photo.

July brought to a close the third and final year of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s $800,000 2015-2018 grant to the American University of Paris on behalf of AMICAL: “Promoting AMICAL Library Leadership, Faculty Collaboration and Digital Initiatives to Strengthen Liberal…

Gina Siesing · 21 June 2018

I am not the same: Reflections on AMICAL 2018

Gina Siesing delivering her AMICAL 2018 keynote

It might sound trite to declare it, but it’s absolutely true that my world has expanded through participating in AMICAL 2018. Kyrgyzstan and all the places between Philadelphia and Bishkek are now on my enhanced mental map, and I’m now happily aware of this phenomenal…

Jeff Gima · 3 June 2018

Connect with AMICAL at DHSI 2018

The University of Victoria's MacLaurin Building

Attending the Digital Humanities Summer Institute this month? The AMICAL Consortium will be there too, and we may be interested in talking with you as a potential partner for our future initiatives related to the digital humanities. We’re looking for colleagues who might…

Alex Armstrong · 4 May 2018

Participate in AMICAL 2018 online

A laptop showing the AMICAL 2018 banner.

Attendees have begun gathering in Bishkek for AMICAL 2018, the Consortium’s 15th Conference, hosted by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA). The Program Committee has assembled a terrific program tied to the theme of “International liberal arts in a digital era:…

8 February 2018

Small Grants – January 2018 update

Responses were recently sent out for the latest group of applications for AMICAL’s Small Grant Program. Of the 7 applications received, 1 was ineligible, and the rest were reviewed by the Grant Review Committee. 2 applications were declined, revisions were requested of 3…

Jeff Gima · 29 January 2018

Mellon Foundation grants $1.1M for international digital liberal arts across the AMICAL Consortium

We’re proud to share this news just released from The American University of Paris, the founder and host of the AMICAL Consortium: Mellon Foundation grants 1.1 Million USD to The American University of Paris for International Digital Liberal Arts across the AMICAL…

9 January 2018

Important January 2018 dates for major AMICAL programs and initiatives

There’s a lot going on with AMICAL this month! To help you keep track of deadlines and other key dates in January, we’ve compiled this list: Date Program / initiative Activity / milestone 10 January …

15 December 2017

Small Grants – December 2017 update

Responses were recently sent out for the latest group of applications for AMICAL’s Small Grant Program. Of the 5 applications received, the Grant Review Committee accepted the following 4: Title Applicant Institution Category Skills for…

Jeff Gima · 1 December 2017

Small Grants reopened with new guidelines – next deadline 10 December

Dandelions in the sunset

I’m pleased to announce that we’ve just reopened AMICAL’s Small Grants program for new applications. The program was closed briefly while we revised the guidelines based on feedback from the Grant Review Committee and AMICAL Administration’s observations of previous…

Elisabetta Morani · 8 November 2017

ICOLC Europe and Knowledge Unlatched

A large, yellow moon.

In theory, I fully support the idea of struggling against the unbelievable, unaffordable prices that I see every day, and, even better, making knowledge available to all. But being in a small, teaching institution where faculty face the “publish or perish” alternative in a…