Connecting Students and Communities Through Meaningful Dialogue
Northampton Community College established an endowment for the humanities in 2009, initially through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and matching gifts from generous donors. The genesis for this grant came from the desire to provide for community college students an experience in the humanities comparable to what students at liberal arts colleges and four-year universities experience. Specifically, faculty members’ voiced their dream to bring well-known scholars to campus to be able to engage students in issues and questions of importance.
Each year the endowment funds an annual theme led by a member of the faculty who develops a program of engaging educational events for students, faculty and staff, and our surrounding communities. Events are open to the public, free of charge.
