Arts and Humanities

Kaitlin Maratea ’25 and Amelia Rastley ’25 recently became the first undergraduates to present at the Conference for the American Association of Teachers of French.

New York Times Op-ed columnist David Brooks recently joined Lampert Institute Director Illan Nam for a conversation about his book How to Know a Person.

Spearheaded by Professor Yukari Hirata, the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures completed the renovation of an authentic Japanese tea room in the Japan Center in Lawrence Hall.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Toby Svoboda has released “The Life of Arthur,” a story-based video game on the life of philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860). 

Prof. Heather Roller has received an NEH fellowship to support the research and writing of her upcoming book on rural cultures of agrichemical use since 1970.

In this 300-level course, students discuss historical epidemics — with attention to their causes and consequences.

Sculptor DeWitt Godfrey has been chosen as the artist for a public art piece at South Circle Park, a new park coming to Alexandria.

In this course, led by jazz saxophonist Brian Stark, students delve into the rich history of jazz.

It took just four days for visual artist Chitra Ganesh to breathe life into a grand, wall-sized mural of a woman’s body in the Clifford Gallery.

During their three-year residency, Contemporaneous will provide numerous opportunities to work with campus and community members, including playing alongside students in workshops focused on improvisation.