Project News

The Brothers of Phi Iota and Alpha Theta Chapters of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc, (Phx grads & ASU undergrads) recently donated (60 pairs) of gently worn work boots/shoes and athletic/casual footwear to the ASU Project Humanities Program for immediate distribution to individuals experiencing homelessness or in need of quality foot wear via partnering organizations.

ASU’s Project Humanities hosts Native panel to explore colonialism and environmental racism's effect on Indigenous communities

Ahwatukee Professor Neal Lester scored a major achievement with his annual Hacks for Humanity last month.

Project Humanities’ seventh annual Hacks for Humanity event, diverse groups like this worked together virtually to create innovative tools to advance solutions to big social challenges.

Project Humanities panel discussion examines the difficulties of co-parenting children in a modern world. Raising children isn’t like it was in your parents' and grandparents’ generation. 

The annual gathering of minds aims to cut through the clutter and controversy to discover unforeseen shortcuts to cope with society’s pressing challenges, according to Neal Lester, Ph.D., who founded and leads ASU’s Project Humanities.

Project Humanities’ annual Hacks for Humanity: Hacking for the Social Good draws participants from different professions, ages, communities, and backgrounds for a weekend of creating solutions to big social challenges.

White women have historically played a curious role in race relations in America, occupying dual roles as oppressor and the oppressed. While they benefit from racial privilege, they still suffer from the patriarchy inherent in systems of white supremacy. 

“We knew we wanted to try something different,” says Neal Lester, founding director of Project Humanities. “We were all going through something we’d never been through before, but we knew we didn’t want to talk only about COVID-19.”

Ahwatukee professor Dr. Neal Lester’s Project Humanities at Arizona State University has lined up a fall program on major issues for its new Podcast Club.