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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"Multiple Communities, Multiple Stories" Event on April 23rd

Free Community Conversation & Digital Storytelling Workshop

The Dresher Center for the Humanities invites you to join the conversation on April 23rd. Saturday, April 23, 2016 Creative Alliance (3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224) Community...

Posted: April 6, 2016, 11:37 AM

CAHSS New Faculty Micro-Talks on April 5th, 4-5 P.M.

Six new faculty in the College will present short talks

Join us on Tuesday, April 5th, from 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the Imaging Research Center (ITE 108A). The Dresher Center for the Humanities, in partnership with The College of Arts, Humanities and Social...

Posted: April 4, 2016, 1:56 PM