Humanities Institute marks 10th anniversary

Published October 29, 2015 This content is archived.

This fall marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of UB’s Humanities Institute, and it's celebrating the occasion with a roundtable and reception.

HI@10: A Symposium and Celebration, will take place from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 2 in 306 Clemens Hall, North Campus. It is free and open to the public.

Past and present officers of the institute — including former executive director Carrie Bramen, founding executive director Martha Malamud, founding director Ewa Ziarek, and current Executive Director Libby Otto and Director Erik Seeman — will take part in a roundtable discussion on a range of topics, among them the history and achievements of HI in its first decade and the future of the humanities at UB and beyond.

A reception will follow the roundtable at 4 p.m.

The celebration is co-sponsored by the Cultures and Texts Strategic Strength.