On February 1, 2023, Shelly C. Lowe, Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities visited the Humanities Institute as the 2023 Distinguished Lecturer for a special talk, Q&A in conversation with ASU Humanities faculty on the future of humanities research and teaching for the state and country, followed by a reception with jazz music.

The Awards for Faculty program strengthens the humanities at Hispanic-Serving Institutions by encouraging and expanding humanities research opportunities for individual faculty and staff members. Awards support individuals pursuing scholarly research that is of value to humanities scholars, students, and/or general audiences.