The Collaborative for Humanistic Inquiry at Saint Louis University

IT'S TODAY
The Center for Research on Global Catholicism invites you to a new exhibit on May 1, 2026: "Women Missionaries to Latin America: Microhistories from Chile, Bolivia, and Peru and Their Connection to St. Louis." Drawing on archives of Catholic sisters, including letters, photographs, and community chronicles, this interdisciplinary exhibit situates local St. Louis history within the broader story of global Catholicism. Join us in person at Saint Louis University or via Zoom, 10:30am–12pm CST. Register here: https://forms.gle/W9c4L4mLdPchFker6

The Center for Research on Global Catholicism invites you to a new exhibit on May 1, 2026: "Women Missionaries to Latin America: Microhistories from Chile, Bolivia, and Peru and Their Connection to St. Louis." Drawing on archives of Catholic sisters, including letters, photographs, and community chronicles, this interdisciplinary exhibit situates local St. Louis history within the broader story of global Catholicism. Join us in person at Saint Louis University or via Zoom, 10:30am–12pm CST. Register here: https://forms.gle/W9c4L4mLdPchFker6

Call for Proposals! The St. Louis Catholic Archives Visiting Research Grant application portal is open. The grant offers up to $3,000 to support your work with local Catholic archives. All ranks, disciplines & independent researchers welcome! Submission deadline May 1.

Congratulations to Professor Jason T. Eberl, director of the Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics at Saint Louis University, who examined the ethical limits of AI and human enhancement, raising important questions about human dignity, agency, and inequality, at the 2026 Plunkett Lecture in Sydney.
Read more: https://catholicweekly.com.au/ai-risks-undermining-human-dignity-bioethicist-warns

It's happening TODAY!
Technology is rapidly changing our world, especially in the workplace. Will the job you have now even exist in 5 years?

Thad Neal (Microsoft AI Strategist and SLU alumnus) will address this critical question in his talk "The Five-Year Window", at the Walter J. Ong, S.J. Center for Digital Humanities Annual Lecture. Join us as Neal shares insights on AI, emerging careers, and the skills that will make you indispensable in the future workforce.
📅 April 22 | 4:00 PM
📍 Pius Library, 2nd Floor Gallery
🎟 Free and open to all (Reception to follow)

Tomorrow! CRGC welcomes Samantha Kelly to discuss her monograph “Translating Faith: Ethiopian Pilgrims in Renaissance Rome.” Register now!

We need historians because evidence doesn’t explain itself.

Historians analyze sources, challenge assumptions, and piece together complex stories from the past. Their work turns fragments into knowledge and knowledge into understanding.
That work is what makes informed public conversation possible.

What stories have you uncovered in the historical record?

Historians are working in classrooms, archives, museums, communities, and far beyond, studying an incredible range of topics.

We want to hear from you.

Historians: what are you working on right now? What questions are you researching, teaching, or preserving?

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Don't miss this — it's NEXT WEEK!
Technology is rapidly changing our world, especially in the workplace. Will the job you have now even exist in 5 years?

Thad Neal (Microsoft AI Strategist and SLU alumnus) will address this critical question in his talk "The Five-Year Window", at the Walter J. Ong, S.J. Center for Digital Humanities Annual Lecture. Join us as Neal shares insights on AI, emerging careers, and the skills that will make you indispensable in the future workforce.
📅 April 22 | 4:00 PM
📍 Pius Library, 2nd Floor Gallery
🎟 Free and open to all (Reception to follow)