Arts & Humanities

Behind the Curtain

July 22, 2024

Behind the Curtain

Catching up with a former student and star of HBO's The Gilded Age, Morgan Spector ’02

Professor Emeritus Roger Porter

Environmental Humanities Initiative Launches Second Summer Incubator for Curricula Development
July 31, 2024

Environmental Humanities Initiative Launches Second Summer Incubator for Curricula Development

The incubator, funded by the Mellon Foundation, supports faculty developing EH courses.

Looking Versus Seeing
March 13, 2024

Looking Versus Seeing

A glimpse into Art 551: Theories of Visuality, taught by Prof. Dana Katz.

Big Topics for Young Readers
March 8, 2024

Big Topics for Young Readers

The stories of British colonialism come to life in Prof. Natarajan’s Hear Our Voices.

Turning Points
March 8, 2024

Turning Points

On the path to professional fulfillment, sometimes we need a big change.
An Anthology of Disruptions, Large and Small
January 2, 2024

An Anthology of Disruptions, Large and Small

Library of America honors poet Gary Snyder ’51 with volume of his collected poems.
Campus Dig
December 21, 2023

Campus Dig

Students excavate on Reed's campus in search of its lost history.
The Secret Cemetery
October 23, 2023

The Secret Cemetery

More than a million were buried on Hart Island, but families couldn’t visit. Melinda Hunt ’81 changed that.
Time and Place
July 28, 2023

Time and Place

Prof. David Schiff’s musical journey winds through the vineyard with Susan Sokol-Blosser ’67 and around the track with Steve Prefontaine.
In New Essay, President Bilger Makes the Case for Public Writing
June 14, 2023

In New Essay, President Bilger Makes the Case for Public Writing

The piece appears in ‘Public Feminisms,’ an open-access book published in April by Lever Press.
In ‘Toad,’ Katherine Dunn ’69 Draws on Her Time at Reed
April 21, 2023

In ‘Toad,’ Katherine Dunn ’69 Draws on Her Time at Reed

The posthumously published novel is wry and penetrating.
Through the Portal
April 14, 2023

Through the Portal

Josh Riedel ’07 was Instagram’s first employee. His debut novel plunges readers into startup life.
Prof. Elizabeth Drumm Wins NEH Fellowship
March 16, 2023

Prof. Elizabeth Drumm Wins NEH Fellowship

With her project, the Spanish and humanities professor hopes to bring more attention to modernist author Ramón del Valle-Inclán.
Reed Awarded Mellon Foundation Grant to Support Environmental Humanities
February 28, 2023

Reed Awarded Mellon Foundation Grant to Support Environmental Humanities

The $500,000 initiative will fund new scholarship as well as the creation of courses centered on environmental justice and the literary imagination.
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