Timothy Haggerty Bio

Haggerty is a historian whose current work examines the transformation of journalism in New York before the Civil War. He received his Ph.D. and an MA from Carnegie Mellon, where he currently directs the Humanities Scholars Program, a select undergraduate program within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Prior to becoming director of the Scholars Program, he was the associate director of the Center for the Arts in Society from 2000 to 2005.

	*Timothy Haggerty, Director, Humanities Scholars Program*
	Haggerty is a historian whose current work examines the transformation of journalism in New York before the Civil War. He received his Ph.D. and an MA from Carnegie Mellon, where he currently directs the Humanities Scholars Program, a select undergraduate program within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Prior to becoming director of the Scholars Program, he was the associate director of the Center for the Arts in Society from 2000 to 2005.