The humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences encompasses story, culture, ideas, language, interpretation, actual pasts and possible futures, and much else that touches upon ordinary human concerns. Our students and alumni often remark upon the deep relevance of what they learn to their everyday lives. While each of the seven humanities departments represents a unique set of academic interests, they all tap into collective curiosities about ourselves and others in order to inspire new ways of understanding, and improving, the world.
Our award-winning faculty researchers, writers, and educators also provide students with essential skills – from the traditional to the cutting edge – for their lives after graduation. Co-op opportunities likewise help students discover how to put their passions into practice in nearly any career. Today’s humanities majors are tomorrow’s most thoughtful and innovative leaders.
May 8, 2026
Three University of Cincinnati College of Medicine students earned the 2026 Presidential Medal of Graduate Student Excellence and Presidential Leadership Medal of Excellence for service, scholarship and impact.
May 8, 2026
UC astrophysicist Paul Smith is part of an international team that is studying five distant gas giants — Jupiter-like exoplanets light years away that could shed light on the formation of our own solar system.
May 7, 2026
A University of Cincinnati geography student analyzed 15 years of licenses to show how recession and pandemic shaped restaurant openings and closures across Cincinnati’s neighborhoods.
May 5, 2026
Kristen Iversen, an English professor in the University of Cincinnati College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow, one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for scholars, writers and artists.
May 1, 2026
The University of Cincinnati celebrates a record Spring 2026 commencement, honoring 7,800+ graduates with ceremonies at Fifth Third Arena and Nippert Stadium.
April 30, 2026
Danielle L. Kellogg, an associate professor of classics in the University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2026–27 fellow at the National Humanities Center, one of the nation’s leading institutes for advanced study in the humanities.
May 8, 2026
Three University of Cincinnati College of Medicine students earned the 2026 Presidential Medal of Graduate Student Excellence and Presidential Leadership Medal of Excellence for service, scholarship and impact.
May 8, 2026
UC astrophysicist Paul Smith is part of an international team that is studying five distant gas giants — Jupiter-like exoplanets light years away that could shed light on the formation of our own solar system.
May 7, 2026
A University of Cincinnati geography student analyzed 15 years of licenses to show how recession and pandemic shaped restaurant openings and closures across Cincinnati’s neighborhoods.
May 6, 2026
Ryan Thoreson, associate professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, spoke to WVXU's Cincinnati Edition about a Cincinnati ban on conversion therapy in light of a recent Supreme Court ruling.
May 6, 2026
A recent article published in BMC Nephrology points to a connection between oral health and kidney health, citing evidence analyzed by University of Cincinnati College of Medicine researchers. The article shows an association between oral diseases and chronic kidney disease. Priyanka Gudsoorkar, assistant professor-educator in the Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, recently appeared on Cincinnati Edition on 91.7 WVXU News, to discuss the latest findings.
May 6, 2026
Ryan Thoreson, an associate professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, spoke to Newsweek about the Supreme Court agreeing to hear a new case filed by Catholic preschools in Colorado.