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Updates

Announcing the Climate Futures Team-Teaching Incubator Competition Published: October 26, 2026 The Humanities Institute is thrilled to launch the 2027–2028 Climate Futures Team-Teaching Incubator, generously funded... Read more
Historian Nancy Tomes reflects on 9/11’s legacies Published: August 28, 2026 Distinguished Professor Nancy Tomes (History), who is directing the Humanities Institute’s yearlong programming for In... Read more
From Research To Action: Peggy Spitzer on female-driven climate activism on a global scale Published: August 27, 2026 Fall 2025 Peggy Spitzer, a 2021-2022 HISB Faculty Fellow, sat down for a short interview with CAS IDEA Grad Jesus Jimenez... Read more
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