SOF/Heyman Self-Study and Academic Review Committee (ARC) Report
Prompted by the amalgamation of the Heyman Center with the Society of Fellows in 2018 and at the request of […]
Timeline Stories
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Board Reinstates Term Limits
Acting on a recommendation of its self-study begun a year earlier, the Society of Fellows re-introduces three-year term limits for
Society of Fellows Develops By-Laws and Forms an Executive Committee
In a letter to SOF Board Chair Richard Brilliant, Provost Robert Goldberger advises the Society, which “is becoming an ever
Buell Fellowships at the SOF/Heyman
The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture inaugurates the Buell Fellow Center Research and Teaching Fellowship,
Mellon-Funded Course Development Grants
A consortial grant from the Mellon Foundation to support disciplinary innovation and cross-institutional collaboration (known as the “Disciplines Grant”) enabled
Fellows Friday Writing Workshops Introduced
As a way for the Fellows to engage thoughtfully with each other’s work and to explore possibilities for collaboration, the
New York State Humanities Centers Initiative Formed
At the invitation of the New York Council for the Humanities (now Humanities New York), directors of humanities centers at
The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities Amalgamate
The amalgamation of the Heyman Center for the Humanities (HCH) with the Society of Fellows (SOF) marked a significant milestone
50th Anniversary Alumni Conference
In Spring 2026, the SOF/Heyman hosts a conference, SOF@50: Humanities in the World, to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the
Oral History Project Launched
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Society of Fellows, the SOF/Heyman launches an oral history project to collect interviews