The Center for the Humanities

The Center for the Humanities has two central objectives: to provide visibility and focus for humanities activities at UM-St. Louis, and to attract and channel resources for the support of interdisciplinary humanistic inquiry.

The Center for the Humanities is the only center of its kind in the region. The center sponsors conferences, symposiums and lectures including the popular Monday Noon Cultural Series and the Poetry and Reading Series. Opened in 1992, the center also houses and funds one of the country’s premier journals of social theory and practices, Theory and Society.

Financial support enhances current programs and assists in the establishment of new academic and community initiatives. Recent gifts have provided financial support for important events, such as an urban catastrophe and recovery conference that followed Hurricane Katrina.

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If you would like more information about supporting The Center for the Humanities, please contact:

Claudia Shugert
(314) 516-5447
shugertc@umsl.edu