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Spring 2026 Writing Group

Join us online on Fridays!

The Dresher Center for the Humanities is continuing our writing group into the Spring 2026 semester on Fridays from 10am to 11:30am online via WebEx. This writing groups open to faculty, graduate...

Posted: January 29, 2026, 3:47 PM

Dresher Center Spring 2026 Fellows

This spring semester, two UMBC faculty members and a graduate student were awarded fellowships from the Dresher Center. Please join us in congratulating these fellows! Keeping the Girls...

Posted: January 15, 2026, 5:58 PM

Upcoming Ethics, AI, and the Public Humanities Series

Hosted by the National Council on Public History

In four parts, this series presented by NCPH and the American Conservation experience (ACE) will ask experts to help public historians and public humanitarians tackle questions like: what do we...

Posted: January 7, 2026, 11:36 AM

Upcoming Free Webinar on 1/15 - Media Training for Academics

Hosted by the National Humanities Center

January 15, 2026 — 2:00 p.m. ET Media Training for Academics Don Solomon, Vice President for Communications and Marketing, National Humanities Center Many academics struggle with the desire to...

Posted: January 7, 2026, 11:32 AM

Winter 2026 Writing Group

The Dresher Center for the Humanities will once again host a writing group during the 2025 Winter Session. This would be a writing accountability group format where we come together and write....

Posted: December 15, 2025, 9:40 AM

Applications for Summer 2026 Fellowships are LIVE!

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Applications for our Summer 2026 Fellowships are now available on our website. The deadline for both is February 16, 2026. Summer 2026 Fellowships for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty are...

Posted: December 10, 2025, 12:27 PM

Current Grant and Fellowship Opportunities

Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences (Winter 2026)

Click here for current external funding opportunities for Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences, with deadlines in January through March 2026. Faculty seeking external funding for research...

Posted: December 8, 2025, 11:26 AM

Introduction to Decolonial/Coloniality Studies

Winter 2026

Join Dr. Saunders during January's winter semester for LLC750.01 - Introduction to Decolonial/Coloniality Studies. This course offers a brief introduction to the interrelated fields of Decolonial...

Posted: November 10, 2025, 12:34 PM

Public Health Collaboration Grants 2026

Due November, 17, 2025

Public Health Researcher Meet-Ups Friday, October 10 | 12:00-1:00pm | PUP 204 Thursday, October 23 | 11am - 12pm | Webex To facilitate emerging interdisciplinary faculty research...

Posted: October 9, 2025, 12:15 PM