Humanities Institute at Stony Brook

The Humanities Are More Vital Than Ever

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E.Ann Kaplan (center) with previous HISB Directors Kathleen Wilson and Adrián Perez MelgosaStudents gathered in the E. Ann Kaplan Lecture Hall

E.Ann Kaplan (center) with previous HISB Directors Kathleen Wilson and Adrián Perez Melgosa; students at HISB Fall 2025 event.

We invite you to support the kinds of knowledge that only research in the Humanities can produce. Your donation to the Humanities Institute Fund will help us sustain the Institute’s work far into the future. 

1987–2027: 40 years of the Humanities at Stony Brook
Since its founding, the Humanities Institute has been a laboratory for cutting-edge ideas and a career catalyst for leading figures across the Humanities disciplines and beyond. Our programming includes

  • interdisciplinary symposia (e.g. A Hitchhiker's Guide to 18th-Century Empires)
  • innovative events (e.g. Soundtracks for Blackness)
  • student-led conversations (explore our Pressing Matters series)

We proudly uphold Founding Director E. Ann Kaplan’s vision for the Humanities Institute as a hub for interdisciplinary collaboration, pathbreaking research, and inclusive public engagement. 

We depend on YOUR support for a sustainable future. 

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Thank you.

Michael Rubenstein, Director
Erika Supria Honisch, Associate Director
Adrienne Unger, Program Coordinator