• Building on new approaches developing across the country and at the University of Iowa, a coalition of bold, experimental humanities scholars and practitioners is creating a cross-disciplinary PhD program for students seeking to translate the values, methods, and content of advanced studies in the humanities into careers that serve the public good.

  • Building on new approaches developing across the country and at the University of Iowa, a coalition of bold, experimental humanities scholars and practitioners is creating a cross-disciplinary PhD program for students seeking to translate the values, methods, and content of advanced studies in the humanities into careers that serve the public good.

  • Building on new approaches developing across the country and at the University of Iowa, a coalition of bold, experimental humanities scholars and practitioners is creating a cross-disciplinary PhD program for students seeking to translate the values, methods, and content of advanced studies in the humanities into careers that serve the public good.

  • Building on new approaches developing across the country and at the University of Iowa, a coalition of bold, experimental humanities scholars and practitioners is creating a cross-disciplinary PhD program for students seeking to translate the values, methods, and content of advanced studies in the humanities into careers that serve the public good.

  • Building on new approaches developing across the country and at the University of Iowa, a coalition of bold, experimental humanities scholars and practitioners is creating a cross-disciplinary PhD program for students seeking to translate the values, methods, and content of advanced studies in the humanities into careers that serve the public good.

  • Building on new approaches developing across the country and at the University of Iowa, a coalition of bold, experimental humanities scholars and practitioners is creating a cross-disciplinary PhD program for students seeking to translate the values, methods, and content of advanced studies in the humanities into careers that serve the public good.

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    Building on new approaches developing across the country and at the University of Iowa, a coalition of bold, experimental humanities scholars and practitioners is creating a cross-disciplinary PhD program for students seeking to translate the values, methods, and content of advanced studies in the humanities into careers that serve the public good.

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Read about how the work of Humanities for the Public Good has shown how humanities graduate education can be invigorated through imaginative collaborations and innovative curriculum development.

Upcoming Events

A Conversation about Reimagining the Intro to Graduate Studies Course in the Humanities 

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM CST
Zoom registration

This spring, the Andrew W. Mellon funded Humanities for the Public Good initiative will host a series of conversations to share what we’re learning about graduate education in the humanities. The first conversation features University of Iowa faculty who have redesigned “Introduction to Graduate Studies” courses in key departments, including those who received HPG Course Mini-grants.

For the last two years, a series of energetic Advisory Board members have used this grant to develop plans for a cross-disciplinary, experiential graduate degree in the humanities. Our goal has been to prepare students for a range of careers where humanistic methods and mindsets and a commitment to social justice would position them for success. Future conversations will explore the humanities lab as a model for connecting the disciplinary knowledge of the humanities with pressing social problems and the emergence of new forms of the “dissertation.”

Free and open to all.

Panelists:

  • Jen Buckley, Associate Professor, English
  • Anny-Dominique Curtius, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, French & Italian
  • Roxanna Curto, Associate Professor and Chair, French and Italian
  • Ana Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Spanish and Portuguese

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A Note of Reflection and Thanks

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As the end of 2021 comes into view, we wanted to pause to celebrate all that your work has made possible. This fall and the last two years, we have been laying the groundwork for a student-centered, experiential, applied humanities graduate degree that is rooted in social justice values and that prepares students for multiple careers.

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