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.

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Dresher Center Summer 2018 Faculty Research Fellows

Please join us in congratulating our Summer Fellows

The Dresher Center is pleased to announce our Summer 2018 Faculty Research Fellows Eric Campbell, Assistant Professor, Philosophy: “Pragmatic Naturalism" Raphael Falco, Professor, English and...

Posted: May 8, 2018, 9:49 AM

Dresher Center Graduate Student Research Fellowships

Applications for Fall 2018 & Spring 2019 are due May 1, 2018

The application deadline is May 1, 2018 for two fellowships: one in fall 2018 and one in spring 2019.  The Dresher Center for the Humanities invites applications for two Graduate Student...

Posted: March 9, 2018, 1:17 PM