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Interdisciplinary Special Topics Course is “Unlike Any Other”
Last fall, a new special topics course blended history and literature in a unique opportunity for Saint Anselm College students to engage with the humanities.
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Saint Anselm College Dedicates Statue of Joan of Arc
On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, the Saint Anselm College community gathered to dedicate a new addition to the Hilltop – a statue of Joan of Arc.
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College Celebrates Holidays to End the Semester
Saint Anselm College celebrates the holidays with festive events and cherished traditions.
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Annual MLK Jr. Dinner Kicks Off Month-Long Celebration of “Infinite Hope”
The annual MLK Jr. Celebration Dinner kicked off the yearly month-long celebration centered on “Infinite Hope.”
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Saint Anselm College Receives Preservation Achievement Award
The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance recently awarded the Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute the 2024 Preservation Achievement Award.
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About
Welcome to the Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute where, inspired by the life of Greg Grappone ’04, we dedicate ourselves to making known the enduring consolations and wisdom that spring from the humanities, so that we may all better understand the meaning and purpose of their lives.
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Who We Are
Welcome to the Gregory J. Grappone Humanities Institute at Saint Anselm College. Established in 2018 with a generous gift from Robert and Beverly Grappone, this Institute represents several years of thought and planning by Saint Anselm faculty who seek to affirm and invigorate the College’s 128 year-old commitment to humanistic studies as an integral part of a Catholic Liberal Arts Education.
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Who was Greg Grappone?
The man for whom the Grappone Humanities Institute is named was himself a model of the examined life that Socrates said was the only one worth living. Greg was young man of insatiable intellectual curiosity, a deep love of books, and a persistent engagement with the great ideas that have informed human existence. A resident of Concord, New Hampshire, he graduated from Saint Anselm College in 2004 as a Great Books major.
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Programs
In the spirit of Gregory Grappone ’04, the Humanities Institute at Saint Anselm College reaches across our campus and surrounding communities to engage people of all backgrounds with questions and ideas that arise from our common and uncommon experiences. We do so in the determined hope that, like Greg, we can know the enduring consolations and wisdom that spring from the rich variety of arts and humanities in our world, and better understand the meaning and purpose of our lives.
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Come Friday Forum
Each Friday, during the college common hour from 12:30-1:20 p.m., the Humanities Institute hosts an open, informal discussion led by a member of the Saint Anselm faculty, staff or monastic community. This forum invites people from all parts of campus to come together with others who are willing to open their lunch bag and their mind to a question about our humanity. So, come Friday, pack a lunch and join the human conversation in the LaMalfa-Kelly Common Room of the Grappone Humanities Institute. A Zoom Link will be provided weekly for those wishing to take part remotely.
