Penn State Institute for the Arts and Humanities

Programs and Initiatives

The Institute for the Arts and Humanities works diligently to heighten the visibility of the arts and humanities on the local, national and international scenes through an ambitious slate of programs and initiatives, such as the new multidisciplinary initiative “Moments of Change” and the collaboration with the Africana Research Center, “Recognizing Pennsylvania Black Art/Artists.” In addition, a generous National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant awarded to the IAH in 2002 has made the following programs and initiatives possible: the Medal for Distinguished Contributions to the Arts and Humanities, and two outreach programs, “The Summer Seminars for High School Teachers” and “Public Humanities Scholars.”