Programs & Initiatives
Programs & Initiatives
A&H Strategic Planning
The A&H Strategic Planning Process is a multi-tiered, multi-year initiative to assess the structure of the Division of Arts & Humanities and make sure our departmental organization is best equipped to support the intellectual interets and administrative needs of our community.
The I-HUM Project
The Intergenerational Humanities (I-HUM) Project is a rotating three-year-research project designed by a cohort of interdisciplinary faculty. The theme launched in 2021-22 is "Place and Planet," led by professors Sarah Dimick and Joyce Chaplin. Learn more on the I-HUM website!
Liaisons for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity
The Liaisons for Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity is an initiative to help support faculty at the departmental level with diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging matters. The LEIDs serve as the department(s) representatives that are committed to advancing sustainable inclusive excellence.
SHARP
The Summer Humanities and Arts Research Program (SHARP) is a 10-week immersive summer program that aims to build community and stimulate creativity among a small cohort of Harvard undergraduate researchers in the humanities and arts.
Student Gallery Crawl
The annual Harvard Student Gallery Crawl (on hiatus in 2022) invites students into gallery spaces around the Harvard campus in a lively, curated art crawl. Students visit the Harvard Art Museums, the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard Radcliffe Institute, and the Hutchins Center.
Taliesin Prize
The Taliesin Prize for Distinction in the Art of Learning is awarded to three graduating seniors who best exhibit a spirit of intellectual adventure in their curricular paths as Harvard undergraduates. The Taliesin Prize takes a holistic look at a student’s curricular choices.
Undergraduate Scholars Initiative
The Undergraduate Scholars Initiative (USI) is a new program for sophomore students that will engage with the foundational structures and skills of the humanities, with a focus on social justice, civics, and the human experience. Students who participate in the program complete a two-course sequence, during which they engage with the research program of the I-HUM Project.
