Preparing our nation’s next generation of leaders to face the challenges of the twenty-first century is an imperative shared by educators at every level.
This is especially true at colleges and universities where students not only look to pursue a liberal education but also to discover their passions and hone skills for future careers.
The National Humanities Center has established a National Humanities Leadership Council to help prepare a select group of students with humanities-based leadership skills. Students accepted to the Council participate in a unique series of interactive experiences with humanities scholars and leaders from across the country. In round tables and discussion sessions, they explore the essential importance of humanistic perspectives in addressing the concerns of contemporary society. And, based on the consensus of the Council membership, they may also focus on specific projects and engagement with the communities at their institutions.
National Humanities Leadership Council 2025–26
Sadie Abramson
University of Richmond
Yaman Albittar
Hamilton College
Zahra Aljiboury
Brandeis University
Alexia Anthony
Xavier University of Louisiana
Eli Ashcroft
Reed College
Jaycob Beasley
Tuskegee University
Nazifath Bio-Dobo
Yale University
Natalie Cline
The Ohio State University
Sophia Coffing
University of California, Santa Cruz
Lilah Crum-Barnhill
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Emily Fan
Washington University in St. Louis
Theodore Gercken
Hamilton College
Prisha Gupta
Duke University
Natalia Harnisch
Duke University
Hongtao Hu
Rice University
Angel Hu
Yale University
Noah Hughey
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Phaedra Hyche
Hampton University
Anne Jones
Wake Forest University
Eric Lane
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Gianna Limarvin
University of Michigan
Campbell Lindquist
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Walker Livingston
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Janeen Louis
Howard University
Neona Norwood
Louisiana Tech University
Olivia Piersall
Hamilton College
Lilijana Rachel
Augusta University
Sabrina Reyes
Emory University
Kimberly Samboy
Duke University
Max Scholl
Rice University
Raina Sohur
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Riley Strait
Johns Hopkins University
Ashley Thornton
University of California, Irvine
Opal Vitharana
University of Michigan
Paul Wallace
Macalester College
Maddox Weckerle-Dietz
Columbia College, Columbia University
Keith Wesley
Florida A&M University
Lincoln Wilmore
Davidson College