Recipients of the this year’s Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities were recognized by a formal ceremony at the state capitol Dec. 5. The annual award, in its 13th year, recognizes individuals ...

Harvard’s Division of Arts and Humanities launched its inaugural Public Culture Project to encourage philosophical inquiry at Harvard, with the aim of addressing increasing polarization in the U.S.

Martin Puchner's "Culture: The Story of Us from Cave Art to K-Pop is available Feb. 7. (Courtesy W.W. Norton and Johannes Marburg) Since the 2008 financial crisis, enrollments in humanities majors ...

For 60 years, Boston’s Museum of African American History has transported people to the past, letting visitors to a 200-year-old meeting house see where abolitionists like Frederick Douglass spoke and ...

On a recent day in Hyde Park, fans of Taylor Swift gathered in their Eras Tour T-shirts to hear a scholarly breakdown of the singer’s lyrics. Authors Roxane Gay and Stephen Dubner reflected on the ...

Hope College has appointed an experienced and respected campus leader as dean of arts and humanities, naming current faculty member Dr. Stephen Maiullo to the role following a national search. Maiullo ...