In 2026, Cornell's Society for the Humanities celebrates our 60th anniversary as a fellowship program and humanities center.
We are holding a Fellows Alumni Reunion on the Ithaca campus during the weekend of September 18-19, 2026. This reunion will bring together former fellows and directors, current fellows, faculty, and students to reconnect, reflect on the Society’s history, and celebrate its impact on interdisciplinary humanities research over the past six decades. The event combines alumni networking, scholarly discussions, faculty engagement, and anniversary celebrations to strengthen the Society’s intellectual community across generations.
If you’re a former fellow of Cornell University’s Society for the Humanities, this page is for you!
This is the landing page for the Society for the Humanities 60th Anniversary and Fellows Alumni Reunion. Please check back here to keep up with plans for our celebration weekend, September 18-19, 2026 at the A.D. White House.
Society for the Humanities Fellows Alumni Reunion
You’re Invited: Fellows Alumni Reunion, September 18-19, 2026
Society for the Humanities | Andrew Dickson White House
Cornell University | Ithaca, New York
Join us for a Society for the Humanities fellows alumni reunion, meaningfully scheduled for the 60th anniversary of the program. We’re especially honored to welcome any 1960s and 1970s alumni who met in the building on Wait Avenue, and the alumni who were here for the 1970s refurbishing and move into the A.D. White House.
Weekend highlights include a Friday evening welcome gathering with current Cornell humanities faculty and current Society Fellows (year of Survival), opportunities to connect with current students, participation in panels on Saturday organized by former Society directors, and a Saturday evening anniversary banquet dinner.
View the weekend schedule (subject to change). Check back for updates!
Registration and more
Registration
Please let us know whether you plan to attend by May 31, 2026, so that we have an initial sense of numbers. Please complete the form even if your answer is "maybe." There is also a space on the form to indicate whether you are bringing a partner.
UPDATE: We have paused RSVP collection. The form will go live again later this summer for a final RSVP deadline of Friday, September 4, 2026.
If plans change, you can re-submit the registration form in late August, or email our staff.
Who's Coming?
Check to see if your cohort-mates are attending by glancing at our RSVP list (updated frequently).
Where Should I Stay?
Hotel information and recommendations are available in our Where to Stay Guide.
Refresh your memory
Review the Society’s Focal Themes Archive – the names of the fellows in each cohort are listed on the left side of each focal theme page.
Stay in Touch
Questions? humctr@cornell.edu
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