The Center for the Humanities is proud to support a variety of events for the University of Miami and South Florida community. The Events Calendar below promotes our own signature events, such as the Stanford lecture series, Rosenstiel lecture series, Bleich lecture, and Book Talks.
The Center's "Humanities Events" newsletter features humanities happenings at the University of Miami and in the SoFlo area and is distributed bi-monthly during the academic year.
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We look forward to seeing you at programs in the humanities!

Alain-Philippe Durand, Dorrance Dean of the College of Humanities, University of Arizona 
Friday, October 3 @ 3:00pm
Frost Institute for Chemistry & Molecular Science | First Floor, Room 115
Henry King Stanford Distinguished Professors in the Humanities
"The Contrarian Entrepreneurial Guide to Humanities Leadership, Advocacy, and Branding"

By Invitation to Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students in the Humanities
Thursday, October 9 @ 3:30pm
Location: Richter Library, Third Floor Conference Room

October 22 @ 12:00 - 1:30pm
Location: Richter Library, First Floor, Flex Space B
"So, What (Else) Should I be Doing? Professional Development during Grad School"

Chef David de Coca, Spanish chef and the creative force behind Sa Llagosta, a renowned seafood restaurant in the port town of Fornells, Menorca (Spain) This public program is held in conjunction with the 44th International Conference of the Haskins Society at the University of Miami Location: Centennial Village Dining Hall / 1233 Theo Dickinson Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146 Paul Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History, Yale University Chef David de Coca, Spanish chef and the creative force behind Sa Llagosta, a renowned seafood restaurant in the port town of Fornells, Menorca (Spain) This public program is held in conjunction with the 44th International Conference of the Haskins Society at the University of Miami Location: Lakeside Pavilion, Gables Campus, University of Miami This public program is held in conjunction with the 44th International Conference of the Haskins Society at the University of Miami Paul Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History, Yale University Wałęsa: Man of Hope, our first featured event this academic year. The depiction of the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Poland's Solidarity movement, Lech Walesa, as events in the 1970s lead to a peaceful revolution. Location: Frost Institute of Chemistry and Molecular Science (near Cosford Cinema)
Tuesday, November 11 @ 2:00pm
"Tapas from the Mediterranean: A Showcooking Event by David de Coca"

Friday, November 14 @ 2:30pm
Henry King Stanford Distinguished Professors in the Humanities


Friday, November 14 @ 3:30pm
"Medieval Roundtable Discussion"


Monday, November 17, 2025
Lady Blanka Rosenstiel Endowed Program in Polish Heritage

November 19 @ 12:00 - 1:30pm
Location: Richter Library, First Floor, Flex Space B
"Putting Myself Out There: Getting Ready to Apply for Academic Jobs"

Lecture by Dr. Bogdan Klich: “Poland–U.S. Cooperation: Security, Defense, and the War in Ukraine” Organized in collaboration with The American Institute of Polish Culture and The Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Poland Location: Frost Institute of Chemistry and Molecular Science (near Cosford Cinema) George Gonzalez, Professor of Political Science
Monday, December 1, 2025 @ 6:00pm
Lady Blanka Rosenstiel Endowed Program in Polish Heritage

Monday, December 8 @ 6:30pm
Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables
The Anti-Enlightenment in Popular Culture: Greed, Hate, Stars, and Star Trek

"Bring the Body In Close: Musicality in Practice" Vijay Iyer, Franklin D. and Florence Rosenblatt Professor of the Arts Department of Music & Department of African and African American Studies, Harvard University Patoimbasba Nikiema, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages & Literatures Amanda Moreno-Schroeder, Librarian Associate Professor, Esperanza Bravo de Varona Chair and Director, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries Béatrice Colastin Skokan, Librarian Professor, Head of Manuscripts & Archives Management and Curator of Caribbean Collections, University of Miami Libraries 
Friday, February 6 @ 5:30pm
Weeks Center/Clarke, Frost School of Music
Henry King Stanford Distinguished Professors in the Humanities Series
Organized in collaboration with the Robert Kelley Memorial Lecture Series, Frost School of Music

Monday, February 23 @ 6:30pm
Book Talk @ Books & Books, Coral Gables
Exile and Return in African and Caribbean Literature

Wednesday, February 25 @ 2:00 - 3:00pm
Workshops for Spring 2026: "Archival Research and Oral Histories" @ Cuban Heritage Collection, Richter Library (Second Floor)
Workshop 1: "Oral History Projects – A Guide to Getting Started”
Amanda Moreno-Schroeder, Librarian Associate Professor, Esperanza Bravo de Varona Chair and Director, Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries Béatrice Colastin Skokan, Librarian Professor, Head of Manuscripts & Archives Management and Curator of Caribbean Collections, University of Miami Libraries Anjan Chakravartty, Professor of Philosophy 
Wednesday, March 18 @ 2:00 - 3:00pm
Workshops for Spring 2026: "Archival Research and Oral Histories" @ Cuban Heritage Collection, Richter Library (Second Floor)
Workshop 2: "Critical Approaches to Archival Research in the Humanities”

Monday, March 30 @ 6:30pm
Book Talk @ Books & Books
Science and Humanism: Knowledge, Values, and the Common Good
Gary Gerstle, Paul Mellon Professor of American History Emeritus, University of Cambridge The annual Undergraduate Research, Creativity, and Innovation Forum (RCIF) allows students from all disciplines to present their work to a wide audience comprised of their peers, faculty, staff, and the larger UM community. RCIF celebrates the contributions students have made during their research and/or creative experiences through the dissemination of knowledge while providing a glimpse into the ongoing projects across all three campuses. Erica James, Associate Professor of Art History 
Tuesday, April 7 @ 5:00pm
Edith Bleich Lecture Series
The Authoritarian Turn
Monday, April 27, 2026 (Shalala Student Center, 3rd Floor)
RCIF (Research, Creativity, and Innovation Forum)

Monday, April 27 @ 6:30pm
Book Talk @ Books & Books
After Caliban: Caribbean Art in a Global Imaginary