University of Minnesota receives $226K grant for global gathering on Indigenous responses to mass tourism
April 23, 2024
Grants and Initiatives
Consortial Partners Reflect on Humanities Without Walls’s Evolution
September 25, 2023
The Mellon-funded Humanities Without Walls network has created stronger, lasting institutional connections.
In the beginning, Humanities Without Walls was an untested idea. An experiment. Building HWW’s infrastructure was an evolutionary process, with several of the consortial partners finding ways to map or adapt HWW ideologies onto pre-existing institutional landscapes, while other members of the consortium forged ahead into more uncharted territory.
University of Minnesota receives $225,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to explore justice in policing
May 1, 2023
The Institute for Advanced Study announces that the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $225,000 to fund a Sawyer Seminar at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities titled Just Policing: The Definition and Possibility of Justice in Law Enforcement.
Announcing: Before the Mayflowers Landed: Film & Media Showcase Series
Thursday, May 4–Saturday, May 6, 2023
Northrop, Best Buy Theater
& Pillsbury Hall, Liberal Arts Engagement Hub
Just Published: TRUTH Report, "Oshkigin Noojimo'iwe, Naġi Waƞ P̣etu Uƞ Ihduwaṡ'ake He Oyate Kiƞ Zaniwic̣aye Kte"
April 11, 2023
The TRUTH Report focuses on the persistent, systemic mistreatment of Indigenous peoples by the University of Minnesota and offers concrete steps leadership can take towards healing.
Announcing the Place and Relations Capstone: Indigenizing Education
Friday, April 14, 2023
Hybrid: Northrop, Best Buy Theater & Online
Register here for in-person and online attendance
Institute for Advanced Study Awards More than $50,000 Through Imagine Fund Special Events Grants to Promote Interdisciplinary Dialogue and Public Engagement
Five major event projects across the University awarded grants
The Institute for Advanced Study announces $53,762.45 in funding to support five new Special Event grant projects across the University of Minnesota focused on the arts, humanities, and design.
Open Opportunity: Undergraduate Research Assistant, TRUTH Project
The TRUTH Undergraduate RA will provide a supporting role to the Towards Recognition and University-Tribal Healing Project (TRUTH). The TRUTH Project is a grassroots collaboration between the 11 recognized Tribal Nations within the geographic boundaries of Minnesota, the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council (MIAC), and the Office of American Indian and Tribal Nations Relations at the University of Minnesota.
Open Opportunity: Humanities Futures Workshop Graduate Mentors
The Mellon Environmental Stewardship, Place, and Community Initiative (MESPAC) is seeking nine graduate students to mentor undergraduate students at the Humanities Futures Workshop (April 13-15, 2023) and to participate in two planning meetings in advance of the Workshop.
Graduate Research Assistant Opening: Environmental Stewardship, Place, and Community Initiative
The humanities-led Environmental Stewardship, Place, and Community Initiative seeks a motivated, creative graduate research assistant interested in centering Indigenous epistemologies while driving institutional change here at the University and beyond to join our team.