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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Current Grant and Fellowship Opportunities for Summer 2025

Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences

Click here for current opportunities for Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences, with deadlines in August - November 2025. Faculty seeking external funding for research and creative...

Posted: June 24, 2025, 11:57 AM

Dresher Center Summer 2025 Fellows

This summer, four UMBC faculty members were awarded summer fellowships from the Dresher Center. Keegan Cook Finberg, Assistant Professor in English, will research and write an essay for...

Posted: May 14, 2025, 8:58 PM

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