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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Apply for a Dresher Center 2018 Summer Faculty Fellowship

UMBC Faculty should apply by February 15, 2018

The Dresher Center for the Humanities and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) invites applications for Summer Faculty Research Fellowships (SFRF). Funding is intended to...

Posted: November 1, 2017, 1:03 PM

Dresher Center Spring 2018 Residential Faculty Fellows

The Dresher Center is pleased to announce our Spring 2018 Residential Faculty Fellows Irene Chan, Associate Professor, Visual Arts and Affiliate Professor, Asian Studies: “Railroad Track of...

Posted: August 24, 2017, 1:56 PM