Department of Humanities Archive

  • Department of Humanities Announces Winners of 60th Annual Writing Contest

    Department of Humanities Announces Winners of 60th Annual Writing Contest

    April 1, 2025
    Congratulations to the Winners of the Department of Humanities’ 60th Annual Writing Contest! The Department of Humanities would like to thank everyone who submitted an entry.

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  • 60th Annual Writing Contest- Department of Humanities

    60th Annual Writing Contest- Department of Humanities

    February 13, 2025
    The Department of Humanities is accepting submissions for its 60th annual writing contest. All Spring 2025 full-time Illinois Tech undergraduate students (students who are currently taking at least 12-credit hours) are invited to submit original pieces of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, one-act plays, freshman essays, and philosophy.

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  • See Staged Reading of ‘Perseverance of the Saints’ by Adjunct Professor in Department of Humanities

    See Staged Reading of ‘Perseverance of the Saints’ by Adjunct Professor in Department of Humanities

    April 2, 2024
    Two readings of the the play Perseverance of the Saints by Kat Evans, adjunct professor of playwriting for the Department of the Humanities, will be held for free at the First United Methodist Church Sanctuary at Chicago Temple, 77 W. Washington St. The readings of the play about a tumultuous religious conflict in the years after the Great Chicago Fire will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5, and at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7. 

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  • Social Sciences Professor Spending Sabbatical in South Africa and India

    Social Sciences Professor Spending Sabbatical in South Africa and India

    November 7, 2023
    With the support of a small grant from the Illinois Tech Department of Humanities, Patrick Ireland, Professor of Political Science, completed the field research this past March for a project begun during his last sabbatical in AY 2014-2015 that compares the presence and effects of West African migrants in urban spaces in Dakar, Tangier, and Barcelona: how urban development policies shape their lives and livelihoods and, in turn, how they challenge and alter the sociopolitical context, raising questions about rights, membership, and lived diversity. Since July, he has been a Fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study in South Africa, writing up the study results.

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  • Humanities, Social Sciences, and Psychology Departments Offering Intensive 14-Day Winter Courses

    Humanities, Social Sciences, and Psychology Departments Offering Intensive 14-Day Winter Courses

    October 24, 2023
    Winter term courses will be offered by the Humanities Department, Social Sciences Department, and the Psychology Department. There are two sessions, an early session from December 10–23, and a later session, from December 26–January 8. These courses are designed to cover all of the same material covered in a one-semester course but in 14 days—10 days of instruction and four reading days.

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  • Ph.D. Students: Enroll in Academic Writing (COM 545) This Spring

    Ph.D. Students: Enroll in Academic Writing (COM 545) This Spring

    October 24, 2023
    The Humanities Department is excited to be offering COM 545: Academic Writing in Spring 2024! This course familiarizes graduate students with both reading and writing academic texts across disciplines. Students will practice reading, analyzing, and developing written and spoken academic genres (e.g., reviews, articles, conference papers and talks, CVs, cover letters).

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  • 58th Annual Humanities Writing Contest Winners Announced

    58th Annual Humanities Writing Contest Winners Announced

    April 4, 2023
    Congratulations to the winners of the Department of Humanities’ 58th Annual Writing Contest! 2023 winners represent students from the Armour College of Engineering, College of Architecture, Lewis College of Science and Letters, and the College of Computing. An in-person awards ceremony will be held on April 18, 2023, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m.

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  • Submission Deadline for Department of Humanities’ 58th Annual Writing Contest Extended

    Submission Deadline for Department of Humanities’ 58th Annual Writing Contest Extended

    February 7, 2023
    The Department of Humanities is accepting submissions for its 58th annual writing contest. All full-time Illinois Tech undergraduate students (students who are currently taking at least 12 credit hours) are invited to submit original pieces of fiction, poetry, plays, nonfiction, and philosophical analysis.

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  • Women’s History Month Panel Discussion and Luncheon

    Women’s History Month Panel Discussion and Luncheon

    March 17, 2022
    Join the Department of Humanities for the return of their annual Women's History Month Panel Discussion and Luncheon on March 23 from 12:45 p.m - 1:45 p.m. in the MTCC Ballroom.

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  • 2021 Annual Writing Contest Winners

    2021 Annual Writing Contest Winners

    April 13, 2021
    Congratulations to the winners of the 56th Annual Writing Contest hosted by the Department of Humanities! The 2021 winners represent the Armour College of Engineering, College of Architecture, Lewis College of Science and Letters, and the College of Computing. 

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