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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UMBC x Maryland Humanities

In January 2026, UMBC and Maryland Humanities entered into a memorandum of agreement to formalize a partnership. This partnership will continue UMBC’s role as the institutional host for Maryland...

Posted: April 8, 2026, 9:57 AM

Teaching Fellows for Humanities Scholars Seminar

We are announcing this year's call for applications to teach the first-year seminar for the Humanities Scholars Program (HSP). The Humanities Scholars Program provides educational opportunities...

Posted: March 31, 2026, 12:24 AM