An interdisciplinary look into where we come from—and where our world is going.
A mythical hero, a body of texts, an ancestral language, an accident, a set of principles, a tool, a technique, or a group of objects from which fields of inquiry develop and grow: how did it all begin? Origins encourages a detailed and critical reflection of the social, historical, political, and cultural contexts that inform our understanding of who we are as humans, where we come from, and the trajectory we choose to follow in an increasingly interconnected global landscape.

Origins Courses
2017 – 2018
These courses are designed to foster inquiry into a variety of subjects: astronomy, cultural foundations, artistic practices, environmental studies, evolution, gender and sexuality, history and historical archives, language, literary sources, national and ethnic identities, race, and religion.
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Celebrating the pivotal role of the arts and humanities in the intellectural life of the College and the community.
Students are at the heart of everything the center does; they suggest, shape, and profit from programming; they thrive in humanities labs and courses related to the annual humanities theme; they fulfill their most ambitious dreams through the center’s research grants.

Georgia O’Keeffe, Lake George in Woods, pastel on paper, The Lunder Collection.
© 2017 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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