Humanities New York
Rachel Pitkin is currently a Programs Assistant at Humanities New York, a Graduate Fellow & Managing Editor at The Gotham Center for New York City History, and a Graduate Research Assistant at The American Social History Project. Rachel is also a Doctoral Student in History at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. In the past, Rachel has worked as a Volunteer Archivist at The LGBT Community Center National History Archive and as an Adjunct Faculty in the History Department at both CUNY- Hostos Community College and Brooklyn College. With a background in history education and museum studies, Rachel's research focuses on LGBTQ+ history and marginalized communities in New York City.
Humanities New York
HNY strengthens civil society and the bonds of community, using the humanities to foster engaged inquiry and dialogue around social and cultural concerns. Founded in 1975, Humanities New York is the sole statewide proponent of public access to the humanities. HNY is a private 501(c)3 that receives Federal, State, and private funding. What does it mean to be human? This question has given rise to the fields known collectively as “the humanities,” which examine what humans have created, debated, done and believed throughout the millennia. The skills and methods of the humanities—reading, analysis, discussion, critical thinking; about history, ideas, arts, texts—help connect us to one another and to lead meaningful lives.