The class of 2022 MacArthur Fellows (colloquially known as the "genius" awards, announced by the MacArthur Foundation on Oct. 12) includes two scholars with recent ties to Humanities Center programming.
Image from Tantura, courtesy of the Israel State Archives, Beno Rothenberg collection
“We are delighted to once again partner with SUHRFF to celebrate its 20th year as part of our annual Syracuse Symposium public event series." -Vivian May, HC Director
Sept. 16, 2022
The Syracuse University Human Rights Film Festival (SUHRFF) celebrates 20 years of programming with outstanding films about human rights and social justice from around the world. SUHRFF takes place Sept. 22-24, and is part of Syracuse Symposium 2022-23: REPAIR. It is presented by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Syracuse University Humanities Center in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Former HC Faculty Fellow expands outlets for environmental humanities research
June 28, 2022
· Diane Stirling
The Humanities play an instrumental role in shaping thinking about the past, present and future of environmental and climate change issues. Scientists can present hard data about the climate crisis and other ecological challenges. But it is humanists who are apt to consider the uneven social and personal impacts of these challenges, to translate environmental science for wider human understanding and action, and to examine what it is we even mean when we use words like “climate,” “environment,” “atmosphere,” “nature” or “ecosystem.”
Nicole Fonger, assistant professor of mathematics and mathematics education
Professor’s collaborative research draws on social justice issues to improve outcomes in math education
June 28, 2022
· Jay Cox
Nicole Fonger has always loved math and its challenges. She adheres to the mantra that everyone is a math person, and she’s dedicated to exploring ways to help students at all levels grasp concepts that lead to meaningful learning.
A demonstrator shows support for Ukraine (Phil Pasquini/Shutterstock)
May 30, 2022
· Arts & Sciences Spring/Summer 2022 Magazine
As headlines about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue to dominate the news, we revisit a global initiative called the Perpetual Peace Project (PPP) formed in 2008 by the Syracuse University Humanities Center in partnership with the Centre for Humanities, Utrecht University, city of Utrecht, the Netherlands; European Union National Institutes of Culture, International Peace Institute, Slought Foundation and United Nations University.
Syracuse University Humanities Center resources boost student projects
April 19, 2022
· Renee Levy
Since opening its doors in 2008, the Syracuse University Humanities Center has supported faculty and graduate student research that highlights the humanities’ relevance within and beyond the academy. Graduate students may apply for competitive Dissertation Fellowships and Humanities New York Public Humanities Graduate Project awards.
The Books in the Humanities' in-person reception returns for 2022
March 29, 2022
· By Dan Bernardi
After two years of going solely virtual due the COVID-19 pandemic, Syracuse University faculty, staff and students will once again come together to celebrate University authors at the 2022 Books in the Humanities (BITH) reception. Now in its seventh year, BITH is organized and hosted by the Syracuse University Humanities Center ...
HC Director Vivian May (seated, left), with this year's cohort
Faculty fellows examine narratives, genres and communities that are frequently misunderstood, under-represented or, in some cases, wholly missing from existing bodies of research. —Vivian May, Humanities Center director
Feb. 22, 2022
· By Rob Enslin
What do environmental history, cultural anthropology and 19th-century American literature have in common? They’re fields at the nexus of the humanities and humanistic social sciences. They also inform the work of this year’s class of Humanities Center (HC) Faculty Fellows—researchers committed to understanding what it means to be human.
