Join the AAHC community
Joining the AAHC community gives students the opportunity to learn about and engage with innovative teaching and learning in the arts and humanities at UCSB. We sponsor opportunities for students and faculty to meet one another and engage in interdisciplinary discussion about what the arts and humanities offer students today, both at UCSB and in their lives beyond the classroom.
Apply for a scholarship for a Summer AITLI Course
Arnhold Innovative Teaching and Learning Initiative (AITLI) Summer courses allow students to engage in innovative, project-based, interdisciplinary courses during Summer Session B. Arnhold summer courses are small, intensive courses (max. 40 students) focus on contemporary topics and engage UCSB undergraduates across majors in activities like: learning about UCSB or the broader Santa Barbara community; exploring critical histories and multimedia storytelling; or otherwise supporting the creative and critical capacities of the UCSB community.
Scholarships range from $1200-$2000 per course depending on the number of units.
Promote your event
The AAHC aims to highlight exciting campus events, opportunities, and resources that invite faculty, students, and the broader community to explore what the arts and humanities bring to teaching and learning at the university today.
Apply for an event or project co-sponsorship
The AAHC provides funds and visibility for UCSB initiatives that promote arts- and/or humanities-based learning for undergraduate students. As a student-focused initiative, we invite students and/or student groups to apply for co-sponsorship under the guidance of an HFA faculty or staff member. We particularly welcome co-sponsorship requests for projects and events that promote humanities- and arts-based learning across disciplines and majors.
Supported activities include:
- Invited speakers that connect undergraduate students to humanities- and arts-based learning or promote innovative humanities- and arts-based teaching methodologies for faculty, staff, and graduate students.
- Student-produced events or ongoing student-run initiatives that engage other undergraduates or the broader community in arts- and humanities-based learning.
- Events that promote and feature undergraduate student work (from courses, clubs, creative activities, etc.).
Volunteer to host a 'Pizza and Ponder' lunch with a Professor
Students can propose a 'Pizza and Ponder' session with a faculty member in the Humanities and Fine Arts. Faculty-student teams lead an informal, hour-long table talk on a topic of their choice—ranging from niche research interests to cross-disciplinary conversations to the intersections of academia and trending topics in society and culture. We welcome topics that engage undergraduate students from across campus.