1955
School of History
The School of Philosophy and Letters began in 1955 as the School of History. The classrooms were installed on the third floor of the Museum of Navarre, which was donated by the Diputación Foral.
At the head of the new School of History of the Estudio General de Navarra was Federico Suárez. He came to Pamplona from the University of Santiago de Compostela, where he was Full Professor of Modern and Contemporary Spanish History since 1948.
Eleven were the first students of the School of History (three attended as listeners), for whom there were five professors.
The following year (the second of those common to the various branches of Philosophy and Letters, according to the Study program then in force) the issue of students enrolled increased to 15; three of them were from other provinces.
1957-58
New subjects and new teachers
The 1957-58 academic year was inaugurated by Professor Antonio Fontán, who had recently joined the School. Once the two common courses were finished, the first course of specialization in History began, with new subjects; and, therefore, with new professors.
1960
Liberal Arts Institute
In 1960, the School launched the Liberal Arts Institute, a semi-autonomous center within the School, whose first director was William Stetson, an American professor. In its first year, thirteen students took programs of study in Liberal Arts.
1961-62
New Philosophy section
In the 61-62 academic year, the Philosophy section of the School began its activity. It was initiated, among other professors, by Leonardo Polo, Joaquín Ferrer, Frederik Wilhelmsen, James Colbert, Jesús García, Patricio Peñalver, José Mª Martínez Doral and Wolfgang Strobl.
In addition to Philosophy and History, programs of study in Hispanic Philology were developed from the early years of the School , with great teachers such as Fernando González Ollé, Rafael Benítez, Jesús Cañedo, Ana Echaide or Carmen Castillo.
1963
Chair of language and Basque Culture
The Chair of Basque language and Culture was created on November 16, 1963, although its activities began a few months later. Its first director, invited by the then Dean Antonio Fontán, was the priest José Miguel de Barandiarán.
Philosophical Meetings
Also in 1963, the first Philosophical Meetings were held, which dealt with "Nothingness". Since then, this internationalcongress has been held every year, except in 2003 and in 2020, because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
1964
Inauguration of the Central Building
In the 1964-65 academic year, the Central Building was inaugurated. The classes of the School of Philosophy and Letters were moved there.
honorary doctor
In 1964, the University granted for the first time the Degree of honorary doctor Miguel Sancho Izquierdo received the distinction on the proposal of Philosophy and Letters. Since then, the School has added another 8 honorary doctors to its faculty.
1967
Institute of language and Spanish Culture (ILCE)
Since 1954, the School of Philosophy and Letters has offered summer courses to international students to facilitate their knowledge of language and culture.
In 1964 these teachings were extended to the entire course. And in 1967 the Institute of Spanish language and Culture (ILCE) was created .
1972
International History Conversations
In 1972 the first International History Talks were held, whose conference proceedings were published two years later, in 1974. They dealt with 'The historical method'. These have been followed by seven other editions, in 1979, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002 and 2010.
1975
Section of Life Sciences Education
In 1975, the School launched the Science section of the Education, which was born closely linked to the high school of Sciences of the Education (ICE), founded 10 years earlier as an autonomous high school , under the Office of the Executive Council.
1977
Catalog Monumental of Navarra
In 1977, the Art Historydepartment of the School began the elaboration of the Monumental Catalog of Navarra, together with the Institución Príncipe de Viana and the Archbishopric of Pamplona. The project was directed by Concepción García Gainza.
The Catalog was completed in 1997. Its results were published in 9 volumes, a database was prepared with its contents and all its photographic collections, comprising some 40,000 photographs, were digitized.
1986
Institute business and Humanism
The Instituto business y Humanismo was founded in 1986. Together with some business, it was promoted by School professorsAlejandro Llano, Leonardo Polo, Rafael Alvira and Jaime Benguría. In the 2017-18 academic year, the Institute was integrated into the School of Economics.
1990
Golden Age
In 1990, Professor Ignacio Arellano founded the research group Siglo de Oro (GRISO), which brings together 11 researchers from the School and about 40 associate members from different universities and cultural institutions, both Spanish and foreign.
2001
Doubles Degrees
In 2001, the School of Philosophy and Letters began offering double Degrees with Communicationand in 2015, double Degrees were created with Law.
2005
Chair of Heritage and Art in Navarre
In 2005, the School created the Chair of Heritage and Art of Navarre, sponsored by the Government of Navarre. Its goal is to put the knowledge of Navarre's heritage at the service of society after the decades of study that crystallized in the MonumentalCatalog of Navarre.
2016
Diploma in Archaeology
In 2016 the Archaeology Club was launched , to energize the programs of study on the ancient world and archaeological culture. From this initiative in 2018 was born the Diploma in Archaeology, directed by the Full Professor of Ancient History Javier Andreu.
thesis defenseissue 1000
On January 22, 2016, Violetta Dmitrenkodefended thesis issue 1000 at the School of Philosophy and Letters. The first one was defended by Gerald Francis Lange in the academic year 1963-64.
2017
Writing Centre
In 2017, the School launched the Philologydepartment 's Writing Center, which seeks to enhance the development of students' writing skill while they are in their programs of study, through personalized tutoring and workshops.
2018
The School created in 2018 the Speechlaboratory . Equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, the laboratory studies the mechanical level of speech and the relationship between the higher, cognitive level of language and the mechanical level.
2020
In 2020, the School launched the Digital Humanities laboratory an interdisciplinary center, professor and researcher. It seeks to provide tools and knowledge in the field of digital culture, for the cultivation and dissemination of the Humanities.
2022
In the last decade, the School has broadened its academic programs with the creation of the Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)in 2018, and the Degree in Spanishlanguage and Literaturein 2022.
2022-23
For the 2022-23 academic year, the School has also expanded its postgraduate program offerings with the Master's Degree in Christianity and Contemporary Culture.. The program is offered at the Madrid campus and has 40 students in its first class.
Six decades after its inception, the School of Philosophy and Letters has more than 4,500 alumni in over 40 countries.
