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“Know thyself,” inscribed at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, was considered the guiding principle of Greek philosophy.

Congratulations to Chris Warren.

Congratulations to Professor and Department Head Christopher Warren, whose Print & Probability project has been selected as a 2025 Humanities and AI Virtual Institute (HAVI) awardee by Schmidt Sciences!

HAVI supports interdisciplinary teams creating new AI methods to advance scholarship across archaeology, literature, art history, linguistics, film studies, and more. Print & Probability is a groundbreaking project that uses artificial intelligence to uncover the secret printers who produced controversial books in early modern Europe.

This year’s cohort includes 23 research teams receiving a total of $11 million to develop AI tools that deepen our understanding of human history and culture.

Read more about the projects here: https://www.schmidtsciences.org/havi-2025-announcement/

Join the Center for Print, Networks and Performance for their first lunchtime talk of 2025-26, featuring Professor James Wynn delivering his talk “Escaping the Gravity Well of the Frontier Analogy.”

In “Escaping the Gravity Well of the Frontier Analogy,” the English department’s very own Professor James Wynn will examine how critics and supporters of space settlement become trapped in analogies with the frontier experiences of the colonial past. Furthermore, Dr. Wynn will explore an alternative framework for imagining possible futures. Sign up to attend here: https://bit.ly/4iJNB09

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On this Giving Tuesday, your contribution helps sustain the research, conversations, and collaborations that make the Humanities Center a vital part of CMU and the broader community.

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Looking for humanities events on campus this week?

ICOR Series with Sanghee Kang - Dec 3
The Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics (LCAL)’s Informal Conversations on Research (ICOR) Series provides a welcoming forum for faculty and graduate students to share and discuss their most recent research in an engaging, accessible format.
Date: Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Location: Posner Hall, POS 343

Jane Austen Birthday Ball - Dec 4
The month-long celebration of Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary wraps up with a festive birthday ball! Enjoy book discussions, Regency-era dance demonstrations by the Pittsburgh chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America, free t-shirts, raffle prizes, and of course… birthday cake!
A perfect finale for Austen fans.
Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 pm
Location: McKenna/Peter/Wright Rooms, Cohon University Center

As our challenges intensify, so does the importance of the humanities. Former U.S. Representative Jim Leach captures it best: “The arts and humanities are vastly more important in troubled times."