Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the humanities with us at Bangor Humanities Day, 2019. If you missed it this year, not to fear! We have you covered with video footage on our YouTube channel. Thank you to our partners and performers–Bangor Public Library, the University of Maine Museum of Modern Art, […]
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Have you heard the news? The McGillicuddy Humanities Center now has a YouTube channel. Subscribe and never miss a moment of select lectures, performances, and other Humanities-related content. Thank you for supporting the MHC!
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We were lucky enough to host Maine Law’s Don Zillman as part of our annual Symposium. If you didn’t get a chance to attend Professor Zillman’s lecture, you can tune in, below.
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The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has announced the recipients of the 2018–2019 Academic Year Research and Creative Activities Fellowships. The McGillicuddy Humanities Center is proud to help provide funding for the following fellowships, developed to enhance and increase undergraduate student involvement in faculty-mentored research. Each fellowship provides a $1,100 award for the student to […]
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All University of Maine System students are welcome to submit their poems to the annual Terry Plunkett Poetry Contest. The festival takes place on Friday, April 5, 2019, where winners will be invited to read their work. The first place winner will receive $100; second place, $75; and third place, $50. Each student may submit […]
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Until February 1, we are accepting poster, panel and performance proposals for Bangor Humanities Day on March 2. Humanities students are invited to showcase their work among professionals at the annual multidisciplinary collaboration and celebration of the study of what makes us human. Proposals may be submitted to mhc@maine.edu and questions sent to lukens@maine.edu.
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Director Margo Lukens and a group of intrepid UMaine students are off to Cuba. Follow their adventures here.
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Every year we take a break from the winter chill to celebrate the humanities with the Bangor community. In collaboration with area businesses, museums, and public spaces, as well as local collectives and experts, we host a day of diverse and fun events. Since 2013, the Center has sponsored Bangor Humanities Day, formally Downtown Bangor Public Humanities Day, sometimes organizing […]
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The McGillicuddy Humanities Center is thrilled to announce that Jordan Gardner of Farmingdale, ME, is this year’s recipient of the Global Perspective for Humanities Exploration Fund. This anthropology major will travel to Puntarenas, Costa Rica, to study Spanish and live with a local family. Best of luck on your immersive experience, Jordan! The Global Perspectives for Humanities Explorations […]
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We are happy to announce the selection of the inaugural cohort of Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellows, and to solicit applications for the next cohort of fellows, to begin in spring 2019. The McGillicuddy Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellows program offers junior and senior humanities students the support needed to concentrate on their […]
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