Mission

The chief purposes of the Humanities Center are to nurture an intellectual community within the College of Humanities and Fine Arts; to stimulate and enrich the discussion of important ideas and themes among HFA faculty; and to encourage their professional development. To that end the Humanities Center will

• Invite regularly prominent scholars to campus both to give public lectures on their work and to lead symposia for interested faculty.
• Sponsor regular reading groups, some centered around the work of a recognized seminal thinker and others around an interdisciplinary theme of broad interest.
• Establish a schedule of faculty research presentations and talks whereby both junior and senior faculty can speak on their current research interests and receive feedback from their colleagues.
• Sponsor a year-long film series.
• Undertake other activities designed to encourage and support the intellectual missions of both the college and the university