December 4 at 12:30pm CST - Gather with the Humanities for the Public Good and the Obermann Center to talk all things podcast at the University of Iowa. This conversation will cover the wide world of podcasts and give a sneak preview of the upcoming HPG podcast series!
Interested in attending three or more sessions at the NHC virtual conference and briefly reporting the best ideas you encounter? We can cover the $100 registration fee courtesy of the Mellon-funded Humanities for the Public Good program!
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,…
Read More Humanities Without Walls Career Diversity Virtual Roundtable
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…
Read More Putting the Humanities PhD to Work: A conversation with Katina Rogers
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…
Read More The Summer Internship for Humanities PhDs: A presentation by HPG interns
In this series of free, online workshops, we imagined graduate education as embracing complexity, solving problems, and working for justice, while also exploring practices for stimulating conversation and liberating the full potential of groups. Thursday, July 16: 8:30 - 10:30…
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…
Read More Historically Speaking: History PhDs Tell Stories of Working Outside the Academy
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”…
Read More Working Relationships: A Professional Networking Workshop
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…
