The James T. and Virginia M. Dresher Center for the Humanities supports and promotes research into the historical, cultural, and social dimensions of the human experience at UMBC, in the Baltimore-Washington region, and beyond.

We encourage intellectual exchange and cultivate interdisciplinary and collaborative scholarship among UMBC faculty, staff, and students.
We nurture a generation of humanities thinkers for the future.
We build partnerships that engage communities in addressing issues of equity, inclusion, and justice with the tools of the humanities
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*REPOST* Lunch and Learns for Faculty

This spring, the Library is offering two hybrid Lunch and Learns for Faculty. Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees. Please follow the links to register in advance. Lunch and Learn...

Posted: March 11, 2026, 1:23 PM

Call for Proposals for 2025-2026 Humanities Forum

Since 1987, the Humanities Forum has offered a free program of events that illustrate the richness of contemporary work in philosophy, history, culture, language, literature, and the arts....

Posted: March 4, 2026, 1:30 PM