“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.” --Zora Neale Hurston

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“Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.” --Zora Neale Hurston 🕮

Student Opportunities at the Gould Center

The Gould Center is committed to involving students in the humanistic conversation at CMC through the following opportunities. We are open to inquiries from students who are looking for funding for independent humanistic research. We do not generally provide funding for research relating to a class or senior thesis.

Get in contact with the Center here.

2026-2027

 Current Open Opportunities

  • The Gould Center for Humanistic Studies is looking to hire two students from CMC Class of 2030 to assist with publications for the Gould Center. This includes our bi-annual newspaper The Gould Gazette, our creative arts magazine Motif, and other publication needs. 

    Questions? Please contact Publications Coordinator, Madison Floyd '27 at mfloyd80@cmc.edu

    Click here to apply.

  • The Gould Center for Humanistic Studies is seeking applications for our Gould Fellows Program. This is two groups of approximately 10 students who will participate in special series of humanistic programming throughout the entire 2026-2027 academic year. For more information about the GCF program, click here.

    Questions? Please contact GCF Program Coordinators Arthur Lopes Constant at ALopesConstant29@cmc.edu or Emily Riley at ERiley29@cmc.edu.

    Click here to apply.

  • The Humanities Labs offer students a funded opportunity for hands-on experience in humanities research in a team-based format and in close mentorship with a faculty member. For more information about the Humanities Labs program, click here.

    There are two different labs, each of which has places for up to 12 students. Students may apply to more than one but are allowed to participate in only one lab per year.

    Questions? Please contact Interim Program Coordinator, Skylar Miller at skylar.miller@claremontmckenna.edu.

    Click here to apply for Humanities Labs -  Medicine and Moral Decision-Making.

    Click here to apply for Humanities Labs - Imagining the Future.

  • In 2026-27, the Gould Center is running a special project in connection with the Quantum Library, housed in the Robert Day Sciences Center. Having taken over the management of this library and the development of its collection, the Gould Center project is dedicated to exploring the books that have shaped intellectual inquiry, academic disciplines, and individual perspectives across the Claremont McKenna College community. Curatorial team members will conduct interviews with faculty and authors, create multimedia content, develop a digital catalog of the collection, and organize events–such as faculty and author panels–that bring books and ideas into conversation with the broader campus community. For more information click here.

    Questions? Please contact Publications Coordinator, Ally Venezia '28 at mvenezia28@cmc.edu.

    Click here to apply.

  • To promote research collaboration between students and faculty, the Gould Center sponsors faculty research projects in the humanities that are pursued in partnership with a CMC student research assistant.  This year, the Gould Center is looking for research assistants to assist with three faculty projects.

    Professor Nicholas Buccola - Brother’s Keeper: Civil Rights, White Supremacy, and the Making of American Conservatism

    Click here to apply

    Professor Jennifer Feitosa - “Team (versus) Leadership: The Human Side of Team Leadership”

    Click here to apply

    Professor Minju Kim - “From Space to Preference: The Evolution of Korean pa-ey-ya.”

    Click here to apply

    Questions? Please direct questions specific to the project to the professor supervising the project.  General questions about RAships should be directed to Interim Program Coordinator, Skylar Miller at skylar.miller@claremontmckenna.edu.