Mission
THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER IS THE WORLD'S ONLY INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO ADVANCED STUDY IN ALL AREAS OF THE HUMANITIES. THROUGH ITS RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, THE CENTER PROVIDES SCHOLARS WITH THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO GENERATE NEW KNOWLEDGE AND TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND ALL FORMS OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION, SOCIAL INTERACTION, AND HUMAN THOUGHT. THROUGH ITS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE CENTER STRENGTHENS TEACHING ON THE COLLEGIATE AND PRE-COLLEGIATE LEVELS. MODEL PROGRAMS DEVELOPED AT THE CENTER PROVIDE TEACHERS AND FACULTY WITH NEW MATERIALS AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES TO MAKE THEM MORE EFFECTIVE IN THE CLASSROOM AND REKINDLE THEIR ENTHUSIASM FOR THE SUBJECTS THEY TEACH. THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, IN THE FORM OF COMMUNITY LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SYMPOSIA, AND A RICH MULTI-MEDIA LIBRARY, THE CENTER PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMANITIES AND ADVOCATES FOR THEIR FOUNDATIONAL ROLE IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.