News and Events
News and Events
June 12-13, 2026
17th Annual Humanitas Summer
Symposium at Porstmouth Abbey
The Humanities Program invites all members of the Providence College community to participate in the 17th Annual Humanitas Summer Symposium being held at Portsmouth Abbey (Portsmouth, RI) June 12-13, 2026. A collaboration between the Humanities Program and The Portsmouth Institute, the Summer Conference is an annual opportunity for sustained reflection on perennial human themes from the perspective of the Catholic and Benedictine intellectual tradition.
March 5, 2026
2026 Providence Catholicism and Culture Symposium:
“After MacIntyre: Catholic Thought, Culture, and the Good Life”
Hosted by the University Club in downtown Providence and a collaboration between the Humanities Program and the Portsmouth Institute, the 2026 Providence Catholicism and Culture Symposium will consider the work and legacy of Alasdair MacIntyre. Panelists include Jonathan J. Reyes (Vice President for Strategic Partnerships at the Knights of Columbus), Michael Baxter (Associate Professor of the Practice, Faith Formation and Service at the McGrath Institute, University of Notre Dame), and Peter Wicks (Scholar-in-Residence at the Elm Institute). All members of the Providence College community are invited to attend; registration is free but space is limited.
January 15, 2026
Humanities Program Receives $1.1 Million Grant
from the National Endowment for the Humanities
The Providence College Humanities Program has received a $1.1 million award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to establish the St. Dominic Fellows program. This three year award will support the development of a new fellowship program for undergraduate students at Providence College aimed at developing the next generation of intellectual and cultural leaders in the United States. Directed by Dr. Raymond Hain, Associate Director of the Humanities Program, students will combine interdisciplinary study with on-campus leadership and off-campus immersion experiences designed to foster growth in virtue and civic leadership.
November 5, 2026
Providence College Students Meet Pope Leo XIV
as Part of The Rome Semester
Seven Providence College students along with other students from Ireland, the West Bank and other colleges in the United States were granted an audience on November 5, 2026 with Pope Leo XIV outside St. Peter’s Basilica. The students were participating in the Humanities Program’s Rome Semester, where they share in the global life of the Catholic Church.
September 25, 2025
Humanities Program Receives Independent Chairman’s Award
from the National Endowment for the Humanities
The Providence College Humanities Program has received an independent Chairman’s Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the 2025-2026 academic year. This award supports activities celebrating American principles and exceptionalism on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and will make possible special Humanities Forum events, campus wide reading seminars, and off campus immersion experiences.
September 19-21, 2025
5th Annual Conference of the Catholic Studies Consortium:
“In Him All Things Hold Together: Catholic Studies and Integrated Education”
The Humanities Program is hosting the 5th Annual Conference of the Catholic Studies Consortium on the Providence College campus from September 19 – September 21, 2025. The conference theme is “In Him All Things Hold Together: Catholic Studies and Integrated Education.” Registration and conference schedule are available on the website of the Catholic Studies Consortium.
