It was a logical step for Cathy Davidson to move from a commitment to the public Humanities, in the tradition of John Hope Franklin (after whom the Center for the Humanities she directs is named) to a fascination with the potential of the new Web to transform the very nature of work we do in the Humanities. Intrigued by the success of participatory projects like Wikipedia, Cathy Davidson wonders “why this isn’t the most exciting time for all of us in our profession. Why aren’t we figuring out ways that we can use this exciting intellectual moment to bolster our mission in the world, our methods in the world, our reach in the world, our understanding of what we do and what we have to offer our students in the world?”