Mellon Public Humanities and Social Justice Scholarship Program events include lectures, roundtables and more for students, faculty and the general public.
On March 15, 2023, Professors Jacqueline Brown (Anthropology), Jeremy Glick (English), Robyn Marasco (Political Science), and Sandra Shapshay (Philosophy), spoke about their research and work in the public humanities to the MPHSJ cohort and Hunter community.
On March 1, 2023, Megan Callaghan, Dean of the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI), and Sebastian Yoon, BPI alum, discussed the program and the public humanities’ involvement in their work with current MPH students.
On April 27, May 4 and May 11, 2022, student scholars from the 2021-2022 cohort met to present their final research and public outreach projects to a live audience of fellow student scholars, future cohort members and members of Hunter faculty.
On April 13, 2022, Hunter College faculty members spoke on the public humanities and its applications for social justice.
Thelma Golden
Joanne Mariner
Director of Crisis Response, Amnesty International
Anthony Marx
President and CEO, The New York Public Library
Thelma Golden
Director and Chief Curator, Studio Museum in Harlem
Mitchell Codding
Louise Mirrer
President and CEO, New York Historical Society
Mitchell Codding
Executive Director and President, Hispanic Society of New York City
