Department of Humanities
Faculty
Wanda Torres Gregory, Professor of Philosophy and Department Chair of Humanities
Renée Bergland, Professor and Program Director of Literature and Writing
Stephen Berry, Associate Professor and Program Director of History
Dánisa Bonacic, Associate Professor and Program Director of Applied Spanish
Sarah L. Leonard, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of History
Cathryn M. Mercier, Professor and Graduate Program Director of Children's Literature
Diane Grossman, Professor of Philosophy (On Leave 2024-2025)
Shelley Isaacson, Assistant Teaching Professor of Children's Literature
Colleen Kiely, Professor of Art
Suzanne Leonard, Professor and Graduate Program Director of Gender and Cultural Studies
Yunxin Li, Assistant Professor of History (On leave 2024-2025)
Katherine Magyarody, Assistant Teaching Professor of Children's Literature
Helen Popinchalk, Assistant Teaching Professor of Art and Director, Trustman Art Gallery and University Art Collection
Caroline Radesky, Assistant Teaching Professor of History
Farooz Rather, Associate Professor of Practice of Literature and Writing
Patrick Sylvain, Assistant Professor of Literature and Writing
The Department of Humanities is committed to connecting students with the enduring value of the humanities — the study of human cultural expressions in art, history, languages, literatures, writing, and philosophy across the globe.
In addition to learning the humanistic skills of critical thinking, reading, writing, and speaking, students will develop an appreciation of the diversity of social, cultural, moral, and aesthetic values in human experience. A humanities-based education provides students with multiple career capabilities that are vital for our increasingly complex world.