THI’s 2025-2026 Theme

Nourishment offers a counterforce to the challenges we face: practices of care, community, and creativity make resilience possible and flourishing imaginable. Nourishment is found in the poem that carries us through despair, the class discussion that sparks new ways of thinking, and the museum exhibition that inspires community relationships and belonging. In 2025-2026, we are focusing on Nourishment to help cultivate the intellectual, spiritual, and social resources needed to sustain ourselves as individuals and as a collective creating spaces for transformation and possibility.

Nourishment can be very tangible in the food we prepare to ensure good health and share as part of our culture and community. But it also speaks to other types of fulfillment. The Humanities offer critical forms of nourishment that help us make sense of the world and our place in it. Literature stimulates our imaginations and fosters empathy as we encounter life through the eyes of others, prompting us to make connections and see ourselves and one another more fully. History allows us to examine our current moment in relation to past struggles and transformations, opening opportunities for learning and change. Philosophy stretches our understanding of fundamental concepts like justice and ethics and cultivates skills in reasoning and dialogue that prepare us to grapple with contemporary challenges. And through the arts, we experience nourishment in aesthetic forms that move us emotionally and open transcendent dimensions of meaning and purpose. 

To center nourishment is to insist on our wellbeing and the need to replenish our inner reserves and social connections. The ingenuity, joy, and solidarity that come from nourishment are essential to ground meaningful change. Join us this year for our focus on nourishing not just our bodies but our minds, spirits, and communities, as we engage in the deep reflection and exchange that enables us to thrive together.