The Humanities Department fosters and maintains the history and practice of all aspects of humanistic endeavor in the College and the community. Its curriculum relates the members of the college community and other members of the urban community to a humanistic thought that will lead them to a better understanding of themselves, their environment and their role in the world.

The Humanities Department comprises the following: Africana Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Visual and Performing Arts, World Literature, and a core course in Humanities.