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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Acting Associate Director of the Dresher Center for the Humanities

Applications due Friday, March 7, 2025

The Dresher Center for the Humanities is seeking an Acting Associate Director for the Fall 2025 semester (this is a one semester sabbatical replacement position). Eligible applicants are tenure...

Posted: February 24, 2025, 11:34 AM

UMBC Interdisciplinary CoLab: Paid Narrative-based Internship

Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 26

CoLab is an in-person, paid summer internship in narrative-based research for UMBC undergraduates. Held during Summer Session One, student interns will work on interdisciplinary project teams to...

Posted: February 18, 2025, 7:25 PM