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"Multiple Communities, Multiple Stories" Event on April 23rd

Free Community Conversation & Digital Storytelling Workshop

The Dresher Center for the Humanities invites you to join the conversation on April 23rd. Saturday, April 23, 2016 Creative Alliance (3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224) Community...

Posted: April 6, 2016, 11:37 AM

CAHSS New Faculty Micro-Talks on April 5th, 4-5 P.M.

Six new faculty in the College will present short talks

Join us on Tuesday, April 5th, from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the Imaging Research Center (ITE 108A). The Dresher Center for the Humanities, in partnership with The College of Arts, Humanities and Social...

Posted: April 4, 2016, 1:56 PM

Kick-off Event for "Baltimore Stories" Program on March 23rd

UMBC is a major partner in this year-long public initiative

"Baltimore Stories: Narratives in the Life of an American City" is a year-long, grant-funded educational program examining narrative, race and power. The program will kick-off on Wednesday, March...

Posted: March 18, 2016, 1:02 PM

UMBC Spring Research Forum on "Seeing Science"

Interdisciplinary Forum to be held on April 8th

The UMBC Office of Research will present the Spring Research Forum, "Seeing Science: Photography, Science, and Visual Culture," on April 8, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (registration is...

Posted: March 18, 2016, 12:10 PM

Dresher Center Graduate Student Research Fellowships

Application Deadline is March 15, 2016

For Doctoral and Master's Degree Candidates: Dresher Center Graduate Student Research Fellowships Applications Due: March 15, 2016 The Dresher Center offers two residential Graduate Student...

Posted: March 1, 2016, 3:32 PM

Dresher Center Faculty Working Groups in the Humanities

Call for Applications for Groups Forming in Fall 2016

The Dresher Center invites applications for new Faculty Working Groups in the Humanities. Faculty Working Groups are collaborative, interdisciplinary communities of scholars working on humanities...

Posted: February 17, 2016, 3:10 PM

Dresher Center 2016 SFRF Applications Due February 15th

Deadline Approaching for Summer Faculty Fellowship Proposals

The application deadline for Dresher Center Summer Faculty Research Fellowships (SFRF) is February 15, 2016.  Full-time, tenure-track faculty pursuing humanities research in the College of...

Posted: February 1, 2016, 11:28 AM

NEH Announces 2016 Summer Seminars & Institutes

Faculty are Invited to Apply by March 1, 2016

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) offers tuition-free opportunities for college and university educators to study a variety of humanities topics in the summer. Stipends of...

Posted: December 17, 2015, 10:39 AM

UMBC is a Major Partner in a New NEH Grant

Grant Awarded for Initiative Exploring Race in Baltimore

UMBC is a major partner in a new National Endowment for the Humanities grant initiative, “Baltimore Stories: Narratives and the Life of an American City.” Together with partners University of...

Posted: December 16, 2015, 2:09 PM

Dresher Center Announces Call for Fellowship Proposals

2016-17 Summer & Residential Research Fellowships

UMBC faculty are invited to apply for Dresher Center Research Fellowships. Full-time tenure-track faculty pursuing humanities research in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences are...

Posted: December 7, 2015, 1:16 PM