Promoting collaborative research on ideas central to the pressing issues of our time.

Register here by Monday, January 19, 2026

The Humanities Institute invites all faculty and graduate students interested in or actively participating in community-engaged humanities work to join us for a Public Humanities Forum. The purpose of the forum is to collaboratively exchange ideas, build connections, discuss challenges, and strengthen resources regarding publicly engaged humanities research, teaching, and projects.

Wednesday, December 10, 4:00 pm, 102 Ihlseng Cottage

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We have openings for two collaborative colloquia for Spring 2026, with possibility for renewal for 2026-2027 and beyond.

Funding for a typical year is up to $1500; for the spring semester, we will consider requests based on the group’s needs.

The purpose of the colloquia is to bring together scholars from interdisciplinary fields around a theme, topic, or project. The Institute will function as an intellectual home for up to five groups each academic year, and will provide publicity for events and arrange rooms for meetings. Application Deadline (Spring 2026): December 1, 2025
For more information, please visit the Colloquia Details and Application page.

Episode 9 of HumIn Focus, “Teaching Humanity: The Social Value of Higher Education” premiered on WPSU on October 24th, 2024, at 9:00 p.m.  Click here to read more about this episode.

HumIn Focus is a multi-part web series centering on pressing social issues through the lens of the work of humanities scholars. To learn more about the web series, visit the HumIn Focus website.

In partnership with our humanities colleagues in the Commonwealth Campuses, an initiative demonstrating the value of humanities education is ongoing. Humanities Works tells the stories of people who use the skills and knowledge of the humanities to face real-world challenges and to make better solutions. Read more at https://www.humanitiesworks.psu.edu/.