August 27, 2020 | 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Zoom — The Obermann Center for Advanced studies is proud to be a member of the 16-university Midwest consortium Humanities Without Walls, which is funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. On Thursday,…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBVZIIMPTw0 September 16, 2020 | 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CDT | Zoom — In her new book, Putting the Humanities PhD to Work (Duke University Press, 2020), Katina Rogers invites readers to build a university that is truly worth fighting for…
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September 15, 2020 | 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Zoom — Join us as Summer 2020 Humanities for the Public Good interns reflect on their experiences working with Eastern Iowa non-profits and University of Iowa units during Summer 2020. They will share…
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Course Design Grants for Graduate Instructors If you are teaching a graduate course during the next two years in the humanities or humanities adjacent areas (i.e., arts and social sciences) and you are inspired by the immersion series, you can…
Thursday, April 16, 202012:-00–1:30 p.m. via Zoom HUMANITIES FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD presents an opportunity to get direct, useful feedback and guidance on job application materials in a virtual Zoom workshop. This workshop will guide students in developing lifelong career…
Monday, February 24th, 2020 With generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Graduate College, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Department of History, and the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, the Humanities for the Public Good…
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February 13, 2020, 4:00–6:00 p.m.Upstairs at Brix Wine & Cheese Shop, 209 N. Linn St., Iowa City HUMANITIES FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD presents an opportunity to eat, drink, and learn about networking for the humanities. Many graduate students view “networking”…
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November 1, 2019 Are you curious about how to pursue meaningful work outside the university after you earn your PhD? Are you interested in learning about a range of career possibilities for humanists? Come join us and learn how other…
September 13–14, 2019 With generous support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the University of Iowa’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Office of the Vice President for Research, the symposium brought together scholars and higher education…
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Friday, May 17, 2019, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PMGerber Lounge, EPB (Room 304) A Humanities for the Public Good Workshop with Bruce Burgett, Professor and Dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington Bothell,…
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