The humanities are the stories, the ideas, and the words that help us understand our lives and our world.

URI’s Center for the Humanities was established by Faculty Senate legislation in 1994 and is designed to foster intellectual exchange and independent inquiry, analysis, and interpretation of the humanities in research, teaching, and learning. Its activities include a speaker series, research grants, and fellowships for faculty and graduate students. For more information, contact the Center at The URI Center for the Humanities, 175G Swan Hall, University of Rhode Island, Upper College Road, Kingston, RI 02881, call (401) 874-5700, or e-mail urihumanities@uri.edu.