Center for the Humanities
A King in our Midst
Each year, The New England Humanities Consortium (NEHC), a network of universities and colleges dedicated to intellectual collaboration and regional programming, puts out a call to member institutions for projects that bring faculty and students together across campuses to do meaningful work. This... Read More-
11/01/23
George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic to Perform on Campus Nov. 28
The UNH Center for the Humanities is excited to announce a special campus event to be supported by the Saul O Sidore Memorial Lecture Series. Danny... -
09/29/23
Flax to Linen Project Weaves History With Experience
The path to a deeper understanding of rural New England’s pre-industrial textile economy begins in a muddy field on the edge of UNH’s Woodman... -
04/13/23
"Creole Soul," A Photo Exhibit by Gary Samson, Opens at Seacoast African American Cultural Center
A photo exhibit by New Hampshire’s seventh Artist Laureate, Gary Samson, is now on display at the The Seacoast African American Cultural Center (... -
04/12/23
2023 Sidore/Dunfey Symposium Explores Ethical, Collaborative and Reparative Aspects of Research
From March 30 through April 1, dozens of scholars in the social sciences and humanities from around the continent met on the UNH campus and at The...
Recent Stories
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07/01/21 - Meet the 2021–2022 Faculty FellowsFunded by the Center for the Humanities' general endowment and the Ben and Zelma Dorson Endowment in the Humanities, faculty research fellowships provide a semester-long... Read More
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07/08/20 - Mellon GrantUNH is part of a consortium awarded a Mellon Grant to expand the Faculty of Color Working Group. Read More
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05/13/20 - Privilege of Breaking into Earth HonoredMeghan Howey, professor of anthropology has been named a 2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Fellows receive $200,000 to fund research and writing aimed at addressing some of the most... Read More
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05/13/20 - Historical SupportWith two recent fellowships, American studies professor Kabria Baumgartner will research a book project on Robert Morris, the first African American trial lawyer in the U.S. Read More
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01/21/20 - Meet the 2020-21 Faculty FellowsThe UNH Center for the Humanities has awarded three Faculty Research Fellowships for next year. Read More
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12/04/19 - Why Coastal Storms Are A Threat To Tourism (WGBH)Professor Meghan Howey discusses sea level rise and disappearing NH history. Read More
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03/14/19 - Indigenous New HampshireTwo members of the Cowasuck band of Pennacook Abenaki People are working with UNH researchers and students to give their history a new voice. Read More
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03/08/19 - The Classroom is a Theatre, The Theatre is a ClassroomOn March 5, professor David Richman delivered the annual Brierley lecture, as the recipient of the 28th Jean C. Brierley Award for Excellence in College Teaching. Read More
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01/30/19 - Meet Next Year's Faculty FellowsThe Center for the Humanities has awarded Faculty Research Fellowships to four faculty members for 2019-2020. Read More