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Of griots and professors
As a scholar, I have spent nearly three decades studying the art and social life of West African griots. Griots are storytellers, guardians of cultural…
Isaac Weiner, Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and professor in the Department of Comparative Studies, recently received a 2024 Simon Rockower Award from the…
The Center for the Study of Religion is excited to announce the upcoming events with the short-term visiting scholar for the autumn semester.
Meera Jo Kachroo (PhD, McGill…
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…
The Center for the Study of Religion is excited to launch a new visiting scholar program for Spring 2024. This ongoing initiative aims to support contingent and independent scholars by bringing…
The Center for the Study of Religion has announced a new short-term visiting scholar program.
Building on a successful pilot program in March 2023, they are currently accepting proposals…
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…
Upcoming Funding Opportunities
The centers of the Humanities Institute offer a number of scholarships, awards and other funding opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students throughout the…
The Humanities Institute is pleased to announce new members to our team.
Dr. Paloma Martinez-Cruz is the new Program Director for Latina/o Studies. She also serves as a…
Centers Spring 2021 Award Recipients
The Humanities Institute is pleased to announce the award recipients for the centers' Spring 2021 award programs. Links with specific information about these…
The Humanities Institute is pleased to announce grants received by two of its centers from the recent COVID-19 Special Grants Initiative through the Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme…
Documenting religion during COVID-19
The American Religious Sounds Project (ARSP) recently launched a new crowd-sourced initiative seeking to document what religion sounds like…
A one-of-a-kind resource developed by researchers at The Ohio State University and Michigan State University is breaking new ground in the area of religious studies by offering scholars and the…
The Humanities institute is pleased to announce the deadlines for the Centers Spring 2019 financial award applications. Links with specific information about these award opportunities can be found…