Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences

Welcome to the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), one of six academic units at the California Institute of Technology. Within HSS, the Humanities Faculty comprises elements of history, literature, philosophy, history of science, and various languages. The Social Science Faculty draws together an interdisciplinary group of scholars working across the fields of anthropology, economics, finance, law, political science, psychology, and neuroscience.

Last updated: January 23, 2012 15:56

Upcoming Events

Tuesday January 31, 2012 7:00 PM

Mat Johnson, Novelist; Creative Writing Program Professor , The University of Houston

Fiction Reading

Athenaeum

Wednesday February 1, 2012 4:00 PM

Anthony Grafton, Professor of History, Princeton University

How Jesus Celebrated Passover: Changing Visions of the Last Supper in Early Modern Europe

William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar

25 Baxter

Thursday February 9, 2012 4:00 PM

Lawrence Baron, Nasatir Chair in Modern Jewish History, San Diego State University

Hollywood's First Wave of "Holocaust" Films: From Frank Sinatra to Anne Frank

William Bennett Munro Memorial Seminar

Treasure Room, Dabney Hall

Latest News

12/16/2011	Shannon appointed Merkin Professor
12/16/2011	Katz named Sugahara Professor
11/16/2011	Michael Schoeppner, ACLS Postdoctoral Instructor in History. awarded the Kathryn T. Preyer Prize