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James T. and Virginia M. Dresher Center for the Humanities

  • About Us
    • Our History
    • Dresher Center Mission
    • Meet the Dresher Team
    • 2024-2025 Advisory Board
    • Annual Reports
    • Archives
      • Previous Faculty Working Groups
      • Previous CURRENTS sessions
      • Previous Humanities Forum
      • Previous Residential Faculty Research Fellows
      • Previous Dresher Center Summer Fellows
      • Previous Teaching and Part-time Faculty Summer Fellows
      • Previous Graduate Student Research Fellows
      • Previous Visiting Fellows
    • Directions to Campus
  • News
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  • Humanities Forum
    • Spring 2025 Humanities Forum
    • Dresher Reads
      • Recommended Reading List – Madness
      • Recommended Reading List – Tommy Orange
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  • Events
    • Upcoming
    • CURRENTS: Humanities Work Now
      • CURRENTS – Spring 2025
  • Humanities Initiatives
    • Abya Yala Project
    • Humanities Retrievers
      • Membership Benefits
      • Humanities Retrievers Events
    • Humanities Scholars Program
    • Humanities Teaching Labs
      • Upcoming HTLabs
      • HTLabs Resources
      • Previous HTLabs
    • Interdisciplinary CoLab
    • Public Humanities Program
  • Research Support
    • Funding for Research
      • Research Support Fund for Teaching Professors and Adjunct Faculty
      • Scholarly Completion Fund
      • Scholarly Development Fund
    • Fellowships
      • Graduate Student Research Fellowships
      • Summer Fellowships for Teaching Professors and Part-Time Faculty
      • Residential Faculty Research Fellowships
      • Summer Fellowships for Tenured and Tenure-track Faculty
    • Additional Funding Support
      • Faculty Book Manuscript Workshop
      • Faculty Working Groups in the Humanities
    • Grant and Research Funding Assistance
  • Giving
  • Humanities Initiatives
    • Abya Yala Project
    • Humanities Retrievers
      • Membership Benefits
      • Humanities Retrievers Events
    • Humanities Scholars Program
    • Humanities Teaching Labs
      • Upcoming HTLabs
      • HTLabs Resources
      • Previous HTLabs
    • Interdisciplinary CoLab
    • Public Humanities Program

Location

Performing Arts and Humanities Building
Room 215

Contact

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Membership Benefits

Requirements: All students must be in compliance Student Conduct and Community Standards policies and in good academic standing with a minimum GPA of 2.5.

Membership Benefits for the Humanities Retrievers: Stay Informed - All student members are given access to the Humanities Scholars listserv so they remain informed about local, regional, and national opportunities related to the humanities. Professional Development - Students may attend Dresher Center undergraduate workshops and events. Build Community - Humanities Retrievers Team: Small groups (4-5 people), where scholars meet to discuss their goals,aspirations, and challenges while serving as each other's accountability partners. Apply for Resources - Students who attend more than three Humanities-related events are eligible to apply for resources, such as support for study abroad, GRE waivers, internships, in-depth language study programs and select group trips with the Humanities Scholars, as space permits.

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Location

Performing Arts and Humanities Building
Room 215

Contact

  • Phone: 410-455-6798
  • Contact Us
  • James T. and Virginia M. Dresher Center for the Humanities on myUMBC
  • James T. and Virginia M. Dresher Center for the Humanities on Facebook
  • James T. and Virginia M. Dresher Center for the Humanities on Twitter
  • James T. and Virginia M. Dresher Center for the Humanities on Instagram
  • James T. and Virginia M. Dresher Center for the Humanities on YouTube
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