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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.
From midcentury melodramas to speculative visions of technology and the human body—and even a French coming of age story about crafting world class cheese—Cornell Cinema’s spring season offers a varied plate.
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An interdisciplinary project is sparking collaborations among those interested in digital approaches to the study of history, languages and culture.
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Stacey Langwick, associate professor of anthropology in the College of Arts & Sciences, will speak on "Healing in a Toxic World: Reimagining the Times and Spaces of the Therapeutic."
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Lecture Announcement: "Why Voice Matters: Lessons from India for America's Future," Monday, September 29, 5:00pm, A.D. White House (Guerlac Room)
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Best-selling writer and technology blogger Cory Doctorow will make the A.D. White Professor-at-Large program’s second dual-campus visit, ending his week at Cornell Tech in New York City. Four other professors will visit Cornell this fall.
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This series features a dynamic selection of films that approach questions of scale from different perspectives. Screenings will be introduced by this year’s Society for the Humanities Fellows and are inspired by the topics and themes of their fall course offerings.
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Our fellows offer experimental interdisciplinary seminars on research topics related to the year's focal theme. These seminars are offered one time only! The theme for 2025-26 is "Scale."
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The Society for the Humanities at Cornell University seeks fellows for year-long residential fellowships who are conducting interdisciplinary research projects exploring the literary, historical, ethical, and political registers of survival.
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| Timothy Murray Graduate Travel Grants | Grants of up to $2,000 to support travel for doctoral research. Deadline: March 20, 2026 |
| Dissertation Writing Groups | Funding for writing groups of graduate students with a common interdisciplinary focus. Deadline: March 20, 2026 |
| Brett de Bary Interdisciplinary Writing Groups | Up to $5,000 in funding for activities related to writing and publication by groups of faculty and graduate students in the humanities. Deadline: March 20, 2026 |
| Interdisciplinary Monograph Writing Group | Funding for activities related to writing monographs by a group of Cornell faculty in the humanities. Deadline: March 20, 2026 |
| Humanities Research Grants | Grants of up to $5,000 for Cornell faculty members holding regular appointments doing work in the humanities. Deadline: March 20, 2026 Beginning 2026-27, there will only be one application cycle. We will no longer offer a fall application cycle. |
| Humanities | Impact Grants | Grants of up to $10,000 for Cornell faculty members to support research projects that engage in broader public conversations with a social impact in mind. Deadline: March 20, 2026 Beginning 2026-27, there will only be one application cycle. We will no longer offer a fall application cycle. |
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.
