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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Baltimore Field School Culminating Event (Free)

"Scholarly Reportage and the End of Extraction"

Scholarly Reportage and the End of Extraction  Connecting People and Public information  Red Emma's  6:30-8pm on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Free tickets on Eventbrite How might scholars...

Posted: November 22, 2021, 12:16 PM

Dresher Center Acting Director 2021-22

Denise Meringolo is the Acting Director for the Dresher Center for the Humanities for 2021-22. She is also an Associate Professor of History and has been the Director of Public History at UMBC...

Posted: August 30, 2021, 1:14 PM