Humanities Center

University Honors Douglass Day by Helping Preserve Black History

Faculty, staff and students helped to transcribe important historical documents from the Colored Conventions of the 1800s for future digitization.
Kelly Homan Rodoski Feb. 19, 2026
University Honors Douglass Day by Helping Preserve Black History

University Hosting Voices of Service: A Celebration of Veterans Writing and Weekend Workshop

Syracuse University Press and the Libraries, in partnership with the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC),
News Staff Sept. 8, 2025
University Hosting Voices of Service: A Celebration of Veterans Writing and Weekend Workshop

La Casita ‘Corpórea’ Exhibition Explores Identity, Healing, Human Form

The themes of healing, identity and community through the lens of the human body are the focus of a new exhibition at La Casita Cultural
Diane Stirling Aug. 28, 2025
La Casita ‘Corpórea’ Exhibition Explores Identity, Healing, Human Form

Syracuse Symposium Creates Community, Broadens Perspectives

A key aspect of preparing students to become engaged global citizens is exposing them to new perspectives. According to a study from the National Humanities Alliance,
Dan Bernardi Jan. 27, 2025
Syracuse Symposium Creates Community, Broadens Perspectives

New Exhibition at Art Museum Features Photographs by Gordon Parks

A new exhibition featuring the work of renowned photographer, writer, poet, musician and composer Gordon Parks will open at the Syracuse University Art Museum on
New Exhibition at Art Museum Features Photographs by Gordon Parks

Creating Identity and Building Community Through Writing

When students in the College of Arts and Sciences enroll in Associate Professor Patrick Berry’s class on writing and rhetoric, they likely think, correctly, that
News Staff April 22, 2024
Creating Identity and Building Community Through Writing

Symposium to Explore Significance of 18th-Century Philosopher’s Essay on Perpetual Peace in Today’s World

Philosopher Immanuel Kant’s 1795 essay “Toward Perpetual Peace” still holds significant relevance even now more than two centuries after it was first published. With ongoing
Kathleen Haley April 17, 2024
Symposium to Explore Significance of 18th-Century Philosopher’s Essay on Perpetual Peace in Today’s World

Humanities Center Supports Four Spring 2024 Fellows

Humanities practitioners put current issues and events into perspective by encouraging critical thinking and analysis, challenging beliefs and values, sparking creativity and encouraging global citizenship
Caroline K. Reff Feb. 29, 2024
Humanities Center Supports Four Spring 2024 Fellows

Indigenous Philosophies Can Create Global Change and More Just Futures

This spring, the Syracuse University Humanities Center welcomes a visit by renowned Māori scholar, moral and political philosopher, Krushil Watene. She is a member of
News Staff Feb. 8, 2024
Indigenous Philosophies Can Create Global Change and More Just Futures

Humanities Center Showcases and Supports Graduate Student Research

The Syracuse University Humanities Center, in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), offers key grants and fellowships to graduate students that allow them to advance
Caroline K. Reff Feb. 5, 2024

Syracuse Symposium Continues This Spring to Explore Humanity’s Interconnected Landscapes

The Syracuse University Humanities Center continues to celebrate Syracuse Symposium’s 20th season, with a kaleidoscopic range of events centered on the theme of "Landscapes." The
News Staff Feb. 2, 2024
Syracuse Symposium Continues This Spring to Explore Humanity’s Interconnected Landscapes

Art Museum to Host ‘Assembly: Syracuse University Voices on Art and Ecology’

A new exhibition examining themes related to art and ecology will open at the Syracuse University Art Museum on Thursday, Jan. 25, and be on
News Staff Jan. 22, 2024
Art Museum to Host ‘Assembly: Syracuse University Voices on Art and Ecology’

SCRC to Feature Pop-Up Exhibition of Frederick Douglass Materials

In honor of Douglass Day, Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is hosting a pop-up exhibition, “I’m Still a Radical Abolitionist,” showcasing materials
Cristina Hatem Jan. 22, 2024
SCRC to Feature Pop-Up Exhibition of Frederick Douglass Materials

‘Family Pictures Syracuse’ Brings City’s Marginalized Histories Into Focus

If a picture paints a thousand words, what new Syracuse community portrait will emerge to illustrate the past and present stories of individuals and families
Diane Stirling Oct. 8, 2023
‘Family Pictures Syracuse’ Brings City’s Marginalized Histories Into Focus
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