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HI Makerspace: Spring Semester 2026
Announcing the launch of the Humanities Institute Makerspace! On select afternoons this academic year, 198 Hagerty Hall will be open for drop-in art-making. Led by a rotating list of co-sponsors, the…
In Praise of the Arts and Humanities
Of griots and professorsAs a scholar, I have spent nearly three decades studying the art and social life of West African griots. Griots are storytellers, guardians of cultural memory (they are known…
2023-2024 Student Award Winners
At the April 16 end-of-year celebration, the Humanities Insitute's center directors announced their award winners for the academic year. Undergraduate and graduate students were present to receive…
CMRS Director Chris Highley Awarded Scholarly Digital Project Grant
Professor Chris Highley of the Department of English and Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies is part of a team of scholars who have been awarded an NEH collaborative Scholarly…
Audition for "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Lord Denney's Players' Fall 2023 production is A Midsummer Night's Dream, which is LDP's TENTH production since 2014. The show will run October 26, 27, 28, and November 2, 3, 4…
Summer 2023 Courses Now Available
The Centers for Ethnic Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and Study of Religion now have courses for the Summer 2023 term available on their websites. The Center for Ethnic Studies includes…
Winter Deadlines for Scholarships, Awards and Grant Opportunities
Upcoming Funding OpportunitiesThe centers of the Humanities Institute offer a number of scholarships, awards and other funding opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students throughout the…
Centers Spring 2021 Award Recipients
Centers Spring 2021 Award RecipientsThe Humanities Institute is pleased to announce the award recipients for the centers' Spring 2021 award programs. Links with specific information about these…