The Bachelor of Humanities Great Books Program at Carleton University

09/18/2025

Alumnus Alex (Bachelor of Journalism and Humanities, 2023) discusses the valuable skills he acquired during his undergraduate program. The pairing together o...

02/14/2025

https://hechingerreport.org/saving-the-field-and-the-world-how-humanities-programs-are-trying-to-rebound/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1HFzK7gISvzR0Pkd--ZOyifttoa6Pxf4KuppjGdDlupLWw5vZ6rogFut4_aem_NYp0rWVlOaK_11x2NljaWw

To reverse an existential crisis in humanities enrollment, a handful of universities are trying to prove that majoring in the humanities can lead to good jobs at high pay.

08/21/2024

The College of the Humanities and Carleton University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences recently launched StudioDH!

Connecting with community and the ever-changing world of digital tech, "StudioDH is envisioned as a public focused, inside-out community-based research and art collective that will allow students to work closely with public- and private-sector partners via a physical ‘pop-up’ style laboratory, located in the community and open to the public..."

Read more in the FASS newsletter:

As global communities become increasingly immersed in and reliant on digital technologies, Carleton University is contributing important insights on how digital media impacts society and how digital…

08/07/2024

We're very proud to share that our 2024 graduate, Dominique Gené, is the recipient of the CJF-Globe and Mail Black Business Journalism Fellowship! Read more about the fellowship and her achievement here:

TORONTO, May 1, 2024 /CNW/ – The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is proud to announce Dominique Gené, Démar Grant, Zuhra Jibril, Daysha Loppie and Aajah Sauter as recipients of the Black Journalism Fellowship Program, in partnership with CBC/Radio-Canada, CTV News, The Globe and Mail and th...

07/05/2024

Congratulations to our 2024 grads!!!

06/19/2024

Congratulations to all of our 2024 Hums graduates!! We are so proud to celebrate you and your great accomplishments!

To find out details about the ceremony: https://convocation.carleton.ca/

Graduates can check their Carleton emails to find details on the Humanities reception held after convocation

01/12/2024

The College of the Humanities is proud to share that Professor Micheline White's research was featured in CTV News as one of the “15 Best Art, Design, and Archaeology Discoveries” of 2023!

CTV highlights Professor White’s discovery and analysis of marginalia written by King Henry VIII in a prayer book he owned late in his life. Her discovery made international headlines in the summer of 2023 as the marginalia provides an exciting glimpse into the reflections of King Henry VIII late in his life.

Linked here is both the CTV article and the FASS website article that provides an in depth discussion on Professor White's work.

CTV “15 Best Art, Design, and Archaeology Discoveries” article: https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/the-15-best-art-design-and-archeology-discoveries-of-2023-1.6687662

FASS article: https://carleton.ca/fass/story/notes-from-the-margins/

By Alyssa Tremblay Banner image by Nick Peate While archival research has a reputation for being dry and dusty work, pouring through the words and works of those long passed can have the electrifying…

01/12/2024

The College of Humanities is so proud to share that Professor Micheline White's research was deemed one of the “15 Best Art, Design, and Archaeology Discoveries” of 2023 by CTV News! Prof. White's research has been featured on the FASS website, CTV News, and is published in the latest issue of Renaissance Quarterly. See these links to read about her discovery and analysis of the marginalia that King Henry VIII added to a prayer book he owned. Congratulations!

Find the FASS feature here: https://carleton.ca/fass/story/notes-from-the-margins/

Find the CTV Top 15 article here: https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/the-15-best-art-design-and-archeology-discoveries-of-2023-1.6687662

By Alyssa Tremblay Banner image by Nick Peate While archival research has a reputation for being dry and dusty work, pouring through the words and works of those long passed can have the electrifying…

12/01/2023

Tomorrow! Share with anyone interested in learning about the Humanities program

Virtual Humanities (Great Books) Spotlight Event Event Date: Dec 02, 2023 Time: 3:00 PM The session will be hosted on zoom Discover what it means to study the ‘Great Books’ at Carleton University by attending the Virtual Humanities (Great Books) Spotlight Event. We will explore the Bachelor of H...

12/01/2023

An interesting read from my friend Bernard Wills, a professor of Humanities in Corner Brook.

In the Renaissance it was thought that Philosophy came from Egypt. This is because the texts of the Corpus Hermeticum were thought to be th...

11/21/2023

Tomorrow! The Soul of Civility: How lessons from the humanities can heal our society. Lecture in Loeb A602 at 4:00 pm.