Announcing the 2025-26 Focal Theme: Scale
The Society for the Humanities at Cornell University seeks interdisciplinary research projects for year-long residencies that reflect on the theme of Scale.
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Established in 1966, the Cornell Society for the Humanities brings distinguished visiting fellows, Cornell faculty, and graduate student fellows together each year to pursue research on a rotating interdisciplinary focal theme. Legendary seminars and experimental, innovative courses fuel an unmatched research and learning environment.
Society News
Peter Loewen named dean of Arts and Sciences 
Coming from the University of Toronto, where he is the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Loewen begins his five-year appointment as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Aug. 1.
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National Humanities Center selects two A&S professors as 2024-25 Fellows
Kim Haines-Eitzen, the Paul and Berthe Hendrix Memorial Professor of Near Eastern studies, and Mostafa Minawi, associate professor of history and director of Critical Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Studies, will pursue research projects in residence in Durham, North Carolina.
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Ghosh to lead Cornell’s Society for the Humanities
Recently the faculty director of the Humanities Scholars Program, Ghosh brings to the Society scholarly background in the history of British colonialism on the Indian subcontinent; academic focuses on gender and sexuality and South Asia; and broad experience with interdisciplinary collaborations.
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Society for the Humanities celebrates 50th year in AD White House
To honor the anniversary, the Society has produced a booklet chronicling the history of the A.D. White House as president’s home, art museum and locus for the humanities at Cornell.
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Community event will showcase trans philosophy and scholarship
Organized by trans Cornellians, the event will address issues and harms facing the community from a trans perspective.
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April 10 lecture focuses on formation of revolutionary China
Mitter’s talk will re-examine the classic question, “Did the communists win or the nationalists lose the Chinese civil war?”
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2024-25: The Year of Silence
Announcing the 2024-25 cohort of Silence Fellows at the Society for the Humanities.
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Sep
26
Thursday
04:45 PM
From Research Assistants to Professors: Scholars from China as Experts on China, 1920-1960
Physical Sciences Building
401
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Upcoming Application Deadlines
NEH Summer Stipends: Open to faculty members with tenured or tenure-track positions. National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends for Projects Beginning May 2025. Deadline: September 1
Society Fellowships: One-year residential fellowships at Cornell University with a $62,000 stipend. Fellowships are focused on an annual theme. Deadline: September 20
Faculty Fellowships: Open to Cornell faculty members only. One-year fellowships focused on an annual theme. Located at the A.D. White House. Deadline: October 31
Mellon Graduate Fellowships: Open to Cornell graduate students only. Nine-month fellowships focused on an annual theme. Includes a $33,930 stipend, tuition, and student health insurance. Located at the A.D. White House. Deadline: October 31
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in History: Two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Cornell University hosted by rotating humanities departments. Deadline: October 1, 2024
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The Humanities Pod
The Society for the Humanities at Cornell is proud to present our new podcast, The Humanities Pod. Informal conversations with Society Fellows, Cornell Faculty, community collaborators, and special guests shine a light on some of the new work, the current conversations, and the latest ideas of humanists at and around Cornell.