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Job Opening: Global Humanities Institute Student Assistant
The Department of American Studies at the University of Minnesota is seeking a Global Humanities Institute (GHI) Student Assistant to provide critical support for the planning, coordination, and executio
Call for Participants: Global Humanities Institute 2026
Indigenous Mobilities, Tourism, and Racial Capitalism
Application Deadline:
May 1, 2025, by 11:59 pm Central Daylight Time (GMT -5)
Institute / Diplomado Dates: January 5-16, 2026
Call for Applicants: Ancient Philosophy Fellowship (2 positions open)
The Center for Canon Expansion and Change (CCEC) at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities invites applications for the Fellowship in Ancient Philosophy. This program is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a groundbreaking initiative aimed at diversifying and expanding the philosophical canon.
University of Minnesota Duluth researchers receive $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to launch new food justice hub
February 27, 2025
The Institute for Advanced Study is pleased to announce that a project that will engage community members in identifying environmentally sound food justice solutions—helmed by two faculty members from the University of Minnesota Duluth’s (UMD) College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS)—was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation.
Center for Canon Expansion and Change Receives $500,000 Grant from the Mellon Foundation
February 25, 2025
The Institute for Advanced Study at the University of Minnesota is pleased to announce that the Center for Canon Expansion and Change (CCEC) has received a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support and expand its mission of broadening the philosophical canon and training educators to teach around a broader set of ideas.
Announcing the 2025–26 Institute for Advanced Study Residential Faculty Fellows
February 17, 2025
The Institute for Advanced Study is delighted to announce twelve new Residential Faculty Fellows for 2025–2026.
Announcing the 2025–26 Institute for Advanced Study Research and Creative Collaboratives
February 14, 2025
The Institute for Advanced Study is delighted to announce six new and renewing Research and Creative Collaboratives focused on interdisciplinary research, scholarship, and creative practice.
Institute for Advanced Study awards more than $60,000 through Imagine Fund Special Events Grants to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and public engagement
January 27, 2025
Eight major event projects across the University were awarded grants
The Institute for Advanced Study announces more than $60,000 in funding to support eight new Special Events grant projects across the University of Minnesota focused on the arts, humanities, and design.
National Endowment for the Humanities grant allows U of M Libraries to pilot digital workflow for interactive flap books
January 15, 2025
The Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine (WHL) and Digital Library Services (DLS) have been awarded a $100,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Research and Development Grant. “Making Meaning from Movement: Piloting a Digital Workflow for Interactive Flap Books” will develop a workflow for digitizing and hosting interactive flap books in online digital collections environments.