Co-Director
Paula
Burleigh
Assistant Professor of Art History
Co-Director
Brian
Miller
Assistant Professor
Art Building and Department coordinator
Gina
Panzetta
History Building and Department coordinator
Lori
Riggle
About
Public Humanities is an interdisciplinary, undergraduate program at Allegheny College, located in Western Pennsylvania, which emphasizes the relevance of the humanities in the current conditions of civic and cultural life by engaging diverse audiences in dynamic conversations about democracy, art, history, technology, well-being, sustainability, sovereignty, cultural heritage, and social change. The Public Humanities major and minor prepares students to utilize methods, practices and skill sets necessary to communicate and collaborate with diverse publics about pressing social and cultural issues.