School of Arts and Humanities
UNDERGRADUATE Fall Open House Series
Dates: OCT 17, OCT 24, NOV 7, NOV 14 | Time: 9:00 a.m. | Location: Music Building LobbyNote: You can attend any or all of the four days.
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Mission, Vision & Values
Lehman College's School of Arts and Humanities mission is to make a significant contribution to the larger institutional mission to provide students with an excellent undergraduate and graduate liberal arts education because being broadly educated is a primary attribute of leading a successful life. Read More.
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Degree Programs
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Majors
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Minors
Welcome to the School of Arts and Humanities. The School of Arts and Humanities offers over thirty majors and forty minors. You can choose from majors in which you create original works, like Art, or Film and TV Studies, or Computer Graphics and Imaging (CGI); majors in which you perform on stage or in front of the camera, like Music, or Theatre, or Dance, or Multimedia Performing Arts; majors in which you develop your skills at writing and conducting your own research, like English, or History, or Journalism, or Philosophy, or Africana Studies; and majors in which you deepen your knowledge of languages and cultures, like Spanish, or French, or Italian, or Linguistics, or Latino Studies.
Career Exploration
Choosing a career is an exciting journey, and it is completely normal for the process to feel a little overwhelming at first. Making an informed decision begins with understanding your interests, strengths, skills, values, goals, and personality.
To get started, please complete the following career assessment:
Focus 2 is an online career exploration tool designed to help you learn more about yourself and explore potential career paths. It organizes information about your interests, skills, abilities, and values into a personalized summary and connects those results to real-world careers. After completing the assessment, you will receive a list of career options that align with your profile.
To create your account, use the access code ‘lightning.’
Once you have completed the assessment, schedule an appointment with your Career Specialist through Navigate to review your results, discuss possible career paths, and develop a plan for your next steps.
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Department News
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Alumni Profile: Guillermo Escaño
Guillermo Escaño’s academic journey in Latin American and Caribbean Studies began close to home.
Art, Identity, and the Transformative Power of Latin American and Latino Studies
Marisol Diaz Gordon’s journey through art, photography, and teaching reflects the transformative power of education.
Alumna Porshe Maysonet Almost Became a Statistic in Her Own Research
Now she's determined to change the equation
Lehman Faculty Member Featured in NYC Literary Archive
Ulises Gonzales among the writers and cultural figures featured in project
How Can We Better Predict Environmental Change?
Julie Maybee’s latest article argues for a new look at natural systems
Upcoming Events
November 4, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:25 PM
New Voices: Student Playwriting Festival Fall ’26
The New Voices Student Playwriting Festival is produced each fall by Lehman Stages in collaboration with The Department of Theater, Dance, Multimedia Performing Arts, and the Lehman Art Gallery.
November 7, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
OPEN HOUSE: Pursue Your Passion in the Arts, Science or Education
Explore how Lehman’s majors in Arts & Humanities, Education, and Natural & Social Sciences can transform your interests and passions into a meaningful career.
November 13, 2026
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sound Design Workshop with Madre Guía
In this workshop students will be introduced to sound design concepts with a focus on building unique sound scores for performance. Madre Guía will invite students to explore a variety of sound manipulation techniques including resampling, time stretching, rearrangement, and frequency shifting.
November 16, 2026
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
English M.A. Information Session
Hope you will join us for this session!
November 18, 2026
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Named one of the best theatrical productions of 2018 by Time, The Hollywood Reporter and The Washington Post, Twelfth Night is a rousing contemporary musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic romantic comedy about mistaken identity and self-discovery. Featuring an original jazz-funk score by Shaina Taub.
December 10, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:40 PM
For the Street Styles final, Madre Guía will discuss her role as a queer, NYC dance music DJ and her approach to curating nights centered on the dancefloor.