New Prospects for the Humanities
Humanities Fellow Claire Sykes and Harnett Gallery director Derek Rushton at an exhibit on peace and the Middle East sponsored by the Humanities Project.
Humanities research at Rochester is more accessible than ever, thanks to two new initiatives.
The Humanities Project fosters research by faculty and graduate students and makes results available to undergraduates and the community through courses, seminars, conferences, and lectures.
"It's clear there's a lot of creative energy and ambition that needs to be released. A lot has been achieved this year, and we want to build on that in the future," says Peter Lennie, the Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Sciences and Engineering.
The Humanities Project is supported by the Humanities Fund, created by President Joel Seligman.
Another initiative, the Humanities Corridor, unites Rochester with Syracuse and Cornell universities to form a "Central New York Humanities Corridor" inspired in part by the Research Triangle in North Carolina.
The Humanities Corridor is supported by a three-year, $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
