Meet the 2022 HPG Interns and their work with our outstanding community partners!
Summer 2022 Interns
Obermann Center
The University of Iowa’s Obermann Center for Advanced Studies in Iowa City, Iowa.
Publicly-Engaged Humanities Graduate Education by Degrees
As the University of Iowa Andrew W. Mellon-funded Humanities for the Public Good Initiative participants design a graduate certificate and Master's degree, we've consulted with many leaders in graduate education. They've shared creative experiments with a number of degrees--from certificates to Master's degrees, to a Ph.D. Join us for a conversation with a few of those leaders on Tuesday, April 12 from 3:00-4:30 CT on Zoom
Humanities Labs: New Formations for Graduate Education
What is a humanities lab? Imagine a problem and project-based court in American or African American Studies, arts or performance, communication studies, film, GWSS, literature, language, history, philosophy, or religious studies in which your reading and writing addressed a pressing social challenge. Imagine testing how humanists could help address that challenge working alongside a community partner. Join us as we learn about humanities lab courses across the country. Then consider applying for summer funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Humanities for the Public Good initiative—perhaps with a colleague and/or community partner—to develop a humanities lab that both supports the goals of HPG and serves graduate students in your home department.
Next-Generation Dissertations—New Projects for an Engaged Academy
Dissertation reform is an essential thread in the tapestry of reimagining doctoral education. More and more scholars are finding creative ways to share their scholarly research and intellectual insights in dynamic, engaging forms such as graphic novels, mobile games, documentary films, and more, and are having an impact both within and beyond the academy. Join several humanities and social science scholars and the advisors who have supported them to learn more about these projects and why this kind of work matters.
Working in the Humanities
In January 2022, Teresa Mangum and Luke Borland spoke with Ashley Cheyemi McNeil and Laura Perry about bringing humanities mindsets and methods to new careers. Both former Postdoctoral Fellows with Humanities for the Public Good, McNeil and Perry have since…
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 https://youtu.be/s4jKP4QwT8s 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.…
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Summer Internship Info Session
Date: Friday, February 4, 2022Time: 9:00-10:00 a.m. CSTZoom link: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/91762226223 Join Associate Director of the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, Jennifer New, to learn more about HPG's Summer 2022 internship opportunities. Learn more about the available internships at https://uihumanitiesforthepublicgood.com/summer-2022-internships/. The info…
A Note of Reflection and Thanks
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.
Mini Grant, Big Changes
Department of French and Italian professors Roxanna Curto and Anny-Dominique Curtius discuss their experiences reimagining graduate education as part of an HPG minigrant for course redesign.
11/12, 12:30pm CT: Perspectives from Academic Podcasters in the U.S. and Canada
Join us Friday, November 12th from 12:30 to 1:30 pm for a roundtable discussing innovations in the medium of academic podcasts.
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