Throughout the year, the Center for the Humanities sponsors discussions, talks and other opportunities for attendees to explore and discuss history, culture and ideas.

Upcoming Center for the Humanities events:

• Jan 17-19, 2025 ELIZA, the first Chatbot, and Early Human-Computer Interactions | See what it's like to communicate with ELIZA and learn about its history. Free and open to all in the PRAx lobby during the Dance² performances.

• Jan 27, 2025 I Lived to Tell the World Gallery Opening and Panel

Past Center for the Humanities events:

• Oct 3, 2024 Doris Kearns Goodwin | Co-sponsored with the Oregon Historical Society

• Oct 11, 2024 Ranky Tanky | Dr. David Pleasant, Introduction to Gullah Culture and History, Riddim Drumfolk Workshop

• Oct 15, 2024 A lecture by Ivon Padilla-Rodriguez the day before Javier Zamora moderated by Assistant Professor of History Joel Zapata and Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics and Heritage Education Valeria Ochoa

• Oct 17, 2024 A moderated discussion and Q&A after The Elephant in the Room featuring playwright and performer Priyanka Shetty and Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Sindya Bhanoo. Moderated by Assistant Professor of English Surabhi Balachander

• Nov 6, 2024 Voices of the River | Launch of Voices of the River, a journal highlighting Indigenous perspectives of the Columbia River watershed