Tadler Center for the Humanities
The Tadler Center for the Humanities was founded in 2018 to support interdisciplinary research, writing, and teaching in the humanities. The Center hosts public lectures, seminars, conferences and colloquia by visiting artists, writers, and scholars. It also offers funding for faculty projects, including the annual Tadler fellowship, as well as scholarships for outstanding students of the humanities. The Center's mission is to support engagement with the arts and humanities at the College and in the wider community. By bringing together students, faculty, and visiting scholars, the Center enriches the intellectual life of the college and links humanistic research to the public good.
The Tadler Center for the Humanities Events
January O'Neil & Alexandra Marvar
March 28, 5 p.m., Center for Belonging
Poet January O'Neil and journalist Alexandra Marvar will present their work on Emmett Till. O'Neil's poem "At the Rededication of the Emmett Till Memorial," won the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award. Marvar's essay, "The Unfinished Story of Emmett Till's Final Journey," was a Longreads Editor's Pick and featured in the Sunday Long Read (The New York Times).
Carolyn Cooke
APRIL 4, 2023
Kiese Laymon
APRIL 20, 2023, 5PM, ROSE THEATER -- BOOKS FOR SALE AFTERWARDS
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Upcoming Events
2023
March 28; Alex Marvar and January O’Neill
A discussion of Emmett Till, including Marvar’s recent essay and O’Neill’s poetry about his life
April 4; Carolyn Cooke
Speaking about her most recent book, Amor and Psycho, as well as some of her other works
April 20; Keise Laymon
Speaking about his work, including bestselling memoir, Heavy: An American Memoir
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Past Events
2023
February 8; Phoebe Potts: Too fat for China
Comic storyteller and professional Jew, as she tries, fails and eventually succeeds to adopt a baby.
2022
October 12; Laugh it Out III: Comedy, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Bethany Van Delft hosts a comedian showcase about issues of race, queerness, and inclusion
September 29; Fish Tales, by the Gloucester Writers Center
students and professors tell their own personal stories on the theme "Song"
September 23; Fernande Tohme
economics and philosophy
September23; Julian Aguon and Joanna Kreilick, President of the Union of Concerned Scientists
speaks on the themes of climate change and environmental justice
September 12; Young Vo
discusses new book, The 5 Things I've Learned So Far
May 11; Elizabeth Matelski awarded Tadler Fellowship
April 21; Imani Perry
discusses new book, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
April 12; Alex Gino
Part of Endicott’s inaugural PRIDE celebration, reads from new book, Melissa
March 30; Christine Schutt
gives public reading of extracts from Pure Hollywood (2018) and visited Elizabeth Winthrop’s classes
March 1; January Gill O’Neil and Alexandra Marvar
Emmett Till
2021
April 15; Nancy Sherman
speaks on her new book Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience
2020
October 6; Kate Bolick
Discusses her new book Spinster
February 18; Christine Schutt
gives public reading of extracts from Pure Hollywood (2018) and visited Elizabeth Winthrop’s classes
2019
October 15; Phil DeLoria
delivered a lecture on "The American Indian in American Popular Culture”
February 28; Jill Lepore
staff writer for The New Yorker and Harvard historian, discussed "The Rise and Fall of the Fact"
2018
November 8; Charlotte Gordon
Tadler Center inaugural event/lecture on Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley
October 9; Kate Bolick
discussed Spinster: Making a Life of One’s Own
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About
The Tadler Center for the Humanities was founded in 2018 to support interdisciplinary research, writing, and teaching in the humanities. The Center hosts public lectures, seminars, conferences and colloquia by visiting artists, writers, and scholars. It also offers funding for faculty projects, including the annual Tadler fellowship, as well as scholarships for outstanding students of the humanities. The Center's mission is to support engagement with the arts and humanities at the College and in the wider community. By bringing together students, faculty, and visiting scholars, the Center enriches the intellectual life of the college and links humanistic research to the public good.
Mission Statement
The Tadler Center for the Humanities fosters interdisciplinary research and teaching that is relevant to current concerns at local, national, and international levels. Humanities scholarship plays a vital role in preserving and extending the values of compassion, understanding, creativity, and democracy in the contemporary world and is also a core element of Endicott College’s commitment to applied liberal arts learning and community engagement.
By encouraging dialogue, critical analysis, and rigorous inquiry, the Center supports bold and innovative work by scholars and students in humanities disciplines bridging knowledge, creativity, and action.
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PeopleExecutive Advisory Board:Elizabeth Wintrop, Assistant DirectorRachel Taylor, AdministratorSamuel Alexander, Faculty Department Lead, Associate ProfessorAnna Suranyi, Professor, HistoryElizabeth Matelski, Associate Professor, HistoryMark Herlihy, Dean, School of Social Sciences, Communication, & HumanitiesSemahagn Abebe, Assistant Professor
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Funding
The Tadler Center supports Endicott faculty in all phases of their careers by providing funding for research, creative and interdisciplinary projects, guest speakers, innovative programming and an annual fellowship.
Tadler Fellowship
This annual award provides one full time faculty member with a course release in the spring semester and research funding on a case by case basis. Proposals should reflect the Tadler Center’s core commitment to creativity, excellence, and inclusivity, as well as an active, innovative engagement with the humanities' at the college and in the broader community. We are particularly interested in projects that support our core values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Faculty should submit a letter of request to the Google Form, providing the details of the work they would like to complete during this time period. Projects should be specifically related to the humanities, but faculty can be from any department. If you have applied for a course release from professional development, please note that in your letter.
Please refer to the Professional Development committee's document for tips on how to write a successful application: https://docs.google.com/document/d/ 1ZSHdOTOVE0Cmz5EnzOORSqEtsUQ3R YK6lzBIHN74U94/edit Applications for Spring 2024 are due March 20, 2023.
Tadler Research & Programming Fund
The Tadler Center is committed to supporting programming and research in the humanities at the college. Faculty and students are invited to apply for funding for speakers, colloquia, research, internships, and travel. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis, based upon the originality and quality of applicants’ research proposals, as well as the availability of funds.
Tadler Student Scholarship
The Tadler Center sponsors scholarships for outstanding students in the humanities. For more info, please contact The Office of Financial Aid.