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Leadership Team & Advisory Board


Directors

Vivian M. May · Director of the Humanities Center and Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Syracuse University

Durba Ghosh · Taylor Family Director of the Society for the Humanities; Professor of History, Cornell University

Peter Christensen · Ani and Mark Gabrellian Director of the Humanities Center; Director, Andrew W. Mellon Program in the Digital Humanities; Arthur Satz Professor of the Humanities, Department of Art and Art History, University of Rochester


Operations & Programming

Aimee Germain · Program Manager, Central New York Humanities Corridor, Syracuse University

CNYHumanities@syr.edu · For general inquiries, contact the Corridor’s administrative home at Syracuse University


Advisory Board

As the Corridor continues to flourish and expand its reach, the Board plays an important consultative role in terms of the consortium’s administrative structure and operations. At the annual meeting, Board members receive reports on the previous year’s activities, programs, and budgets, learn about key trends and issues, and share insights around the table. Keeping in mind the Corridor’s history and its continued success and sustainability, the Board provides input to the Directors on a variety of matters, including programmatic initiatives as well as budgetary and policy issues.

Composition

Syracuse University, Cornell University, and the University of Rochester, the Corridor’s founding (and endowment) campuses, are represented by the Directors of their respective humanities centers and two additional members. Other active, engaged partner institutions may also have representation, in addition to any ex-officio and administrative member(s). Representatives are invited to serve three-year terms. Diversity, interdisciplinarity, campus role, and direct experience with successfully organizing Working Group activities are some of the criteria taken into account for Board appointment.

Advisory Board Members for 2024-25

Vivian May

Vivian May

Syracuse University

Director, Humanities Center; Principal Investigator, CNY Humanities Corridor; Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Syracuse University

Director

Summer 2019+

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Durba Ghosh

Durba Ghosh

Cornell University

Taylor Family Director of the Society for the Humanities; Professor of History, Cornell University

Co-Director

Summer 2024+

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Peter Christensen

Peter Christensen

University of Rochester

Ani and Mark Gabrellian Director of the Humanities Center; Professor of Art History, University of Rochester

Co-Director

Summer 2022+

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Amanda Brown

Amanda Brown

Syracuse University

Professor of Linguistics, Syracuse University

Representative

Fall 2023 to Summer 2026

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Tessa Murphy

Tessa Murphy

Syracuse University

Associate Professor of History, Syracuse University

Representative

Fall 2022 to Summer 2025

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Alexander Livingston

Alexander Livingston

Cornell University

Associate Professor of Government, Cornell University

Representative

Fall 2022 to Summer 2025

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Roger Moseley

Roger Moseley

Cornell University

Associate Professor, Music, Cornell University

Representative

Fall 2024 to Summer 2027

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Joanne Bernardi

Joanne Bernardi

University of Rochester

Professor of Japanese and Film and Media Studies, University of Rochester

Representative

Fall 2022 to Summer 2025

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Missy Pfohl Smith

Missy Pfohl Smith

University of Rochester

Director, Program of Dance and Movement, University of Rochester

Representative

Fall 2023 to Summer 2026

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Lakshmi Luthra

Lakshmi Luthra

Colgate University

Associate Professor of Art & Art History and Film & Media Studies; Director, Film & Media Studies Program, Colgate University

Representative

Fall 2023 to Summer 2026

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Franziska Schweiger

Franziska Schweiger

Hamilton College

Assistant Professor of German Studies, Hamilton College

Representative

Fall 2022 to Summer 2025

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Fernando Rodríguez-Mansilla

Fernando Rodríguez-Mansilla

Hobart & William Smith Colleges

Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Representative

Fall 2022 to Summer 2025

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Irene Liu

Irene Liu

Le Moyne College

Associate Professor of Philosophy, Le Moyne College

Representative

Fall 2023 to Summer 2026

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Silvia Benso

Silvia Benso

Rochester Institute of Technology

Professor, Philosophy; Director, Women's and Gender Studies Program, Rochester Institute of Technology

Representative

Fall 2023 to Summer 2026

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Gregg Lambert

Gregg Lambert

Syracuse University

Dean’s Professor of the Humanities, Syracuse University

Founding Director, ex-officio

Summer 2017+

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