STARKVILLE, Miss.—Natural history, American history and celebrity culture are part of the detailed research studies underway with the newest cohort of Mississippi State University’s Institute for the ...

O nce again, there are signs of deep trouble for the humanities in higher education — in the Western world, if not the world as a whole. News of closures trickles in relentlessly. At New Zealand’s ...

Boston University, the University of Chicago, Harvard and Princeton are all seeing changes to humanities programs at the graduate level.

After serving as interim dean since January, Cal State Fullerton history professor and author Jessica Yirush Stern has been named dean of the university’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences as ...

This spring quarter, UC Santa Cruz Humanities students immersed themselves in the story of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the United States in the late 19th century, using Santa Cruz ...

Standing in front of a group of people in a Denver library recently, abolitionist Harriet Tubman explained why a metal weight thrown at her head didn’t kill her. “So that man, he picked up a weight ...

In an era dominated by technology, artificial intelligence and rapid change, scholars spotlight how history, philosophy, literature and cultural studies remain vital tools for understanding global ...

The Kimbell Art Museum is among the Fort Worth institutions to host Humanities Texas teacher institutes and workshops. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Robert LaPrelle Kimbell Art ...

History of Humanities (HOH) is publishing its tenth volume in 2025, marking a milestone for the publication as well as the relatively young field of study that has grown up alongside it. Founded in ...

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