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Announcing the return of the Humanities Institute Makerspace! On select afternoons this semester, The entryway of Hagerty Hall and the adjacent 198 suite will serve as a free, self-led drop-in art…

The Humanities Institute Makerspace is on the move! On select afternoons this term, 198 Hagerty Hall will be open for drop-in art-making OR the HI Makerspace will travel to new locations around…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…