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Land Acknowledgement

The Cummings Center is located on lands that have been home to many diverse nations, including the Ohio Seneca and Cayuga, the Lenni Lenape (Delaware), the Miami, the Shawnee, the Wyandot (Wendat), the Ottawa (Odawa) and the Ojibwe Nations. These lands were ceded in the 1805 Treaty of Fort Industry and the forced removal of tribes through the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The Cummings Center pays respect to the land and lives of Indigenous Nations past and present, and is committed to a process of continual learning, reflection and reconciliation.
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Upcoming Events

Opening Reception: Art as Therapy?

Art as Therapy?, on display now in our Institute galleries, explores the history and practice of art therapy through therapist- and client-created artworks. The exhibit is based on the private collection of local art therapist Heidi Larew. Through these stories, you’ll consider the key question: is artistry a tool for psychotherapy, or a healing act in and of itself?

Join us on October 23 for a free opening reception for this new exhibit. Light refreshments will be offered, and Guest Curators Larew and Madeline VanHorn will be in attendance to discuss the development of the exhibit. Learn more and RSVP now.

Statement on Dr. Nicholas Cummings and Sexual Orientation Change Efforts

The Cummings Center for the History of Psychology is named for Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings, in recognition of their significant financial support for the Center. We at the Center acknowledge that Dr. Nicholas Cummings spoke and wrote in support of sexual orientation change efforts in therapeutic settings when requested by the client. Nicholas Cummings’ words and his stature gave legitimacy and encouragement to anti-LGBTQ+ organizations, and his public statements on sexual orientation retain the ongoing potential to cause harm.

Major organizations focused on mental health have found no empirical basis supporting sexual orientation change efforts and evidence indicates such practices cause harm. We at the Cummings Center stand firmly with these organizations in opposing sexual orientation change efforts, acknowledging their roots in stigma, prejudice, and hate. .