School of Arts and Humanities
Mission, Vision & Values
Lehman College's School of Arts and Humanities mission is to make a significant contribution to the larger institutional mission to provide students with an excellent undergraduate and graduate liberal arts education because being broadly educated is a primary attribute of leading a successful life. Read More.
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Degree Programs
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Majors
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Minors
Welcome to the School of Arts and Humanities. The School of Arts and Humanities offers over thirty majors and forty minors. You can choose from majors in which you create original works, like Art, or Film and TV Studies, or Computer Graphics and Imaging (CGI); majors in which you perform on stage or in front of the camera, like Music, or Theatre, or Dance, or Multimedia Performing Arts; majors in which you develop your skills at writing and conducting your own research, like English, or History, or Journalism, or Philosophy, or Africana Studies; and majors in which you deepen your knowledge of languages and cultures, like Spanish, or French, or Italian, or Linguistics, or Latino Studies.
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Department News
Julie Maybee contributes to a new theory of ecosystems
Hochul administration allocates $1.5 million to the Institute of Mexican Studies
The funds will go toward expanding the Institute's work with academic resources for Mexican and Mexican-American students
Art and Dance Professors Create a 'Chromatic Altar' at Guggenheim
Dannielle Tegeder, Amy Larimer, and Lehman dancers reimagine museum as mystical space
John Belardo on the Six Bronx Brothers Who Shaped the City
"Sculpture Vulture" podcast highlights the Piccirilli Brothers
Penny Prince Spreads the Word about Reentry@Lehman
Committee founder interviewed on Bronx Buzz
Dressed to Impress: Amanda Wunder Wins Gordan Prize
History professor wins Renaissance Studies Association's Phyllis Goodhart Gordan Book Prize
Upcoming Events
April 22, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Reading with Naomi Zack: Multiplicity, Belonging, and Free Speech in U.S. Higher
New realities in U.S. higher education present a multifaceted crisis for students, faculty, administrators, and society at large. This book provides incisive diagnoses of pressing problems and prescriptions to reinstate and support U.S. higher education as an intellectually and ethically valuable institution. Among problems addressed are: Supreme Court ban of affirmative action; falling enrollment and low retention; defunded humanities; unjust situation of adjunct instructors; college firsts c
April 22, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Know your rights! Join the Conversation! Learn From The Experts!
JOIN THE CONVERSATION! LEARN FROM THE EXPERTS �� 12:00pm - 1:00pm Voting in NYC Practical advice for safe interactions with law enforcement Tips on understanding your 4th Amendment Rights Learn about DA Clark and her role Overview of the Bronx DA’s Office and how they can help you �� Student Life Building 111 Presenters from Bronx District Attorney's Office: Heather A. Joseph Cassandra Abodeely
April 22, 2025
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Spanish Teaching M.A. Information Session
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April 23, 2025
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Women with Long Work Hours and Diabetes Management
In the United States (U.S.), labor is often stratified by sex and this form of occupational segregation can contribute to health disparities. Certain work schedule characteristics, such as long work hours, can prevent proper management of chronic health conditions, including diabetes. In the present study, I examined the association between work hours and suboptimal diabetes management among U.S. workers.
April 24, 2025
11:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Reading day in Celebration of the Dia del Libro and Sant Jordi's day
Spanish readings by students and professors Free book and flower giveaways! Language Center, Carman B37
May 6, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
English M.A. Information Session
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