Jonathan Culler, the Class of 1916 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, has been appointed a member of the board of directors of the New York State Council for the Humanities.

A not-for-profit, independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the council works with more than 4,000 cultural institutions such as libraries, historical sites, museums, art galleries, colleges and universities and community centers to bring programs to over a quarter of a million New Yorkers annually.