The McGillicuddy Humanities Center is proud to announce the launch of our brand new Humanities EBB Digital Badge. Center Director Jennifer Moxley worked with students to design this new Humanities Badge as part of the Engaged Black Bear Initiative. We hope this will get UMaine students more engaged with campus, each other, and the humanities. Check […]
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National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Deadline: September 30, 2014 for projects beginning May 2015. For more information, see here.
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Thursday, July 24 – Saturday, July 26, 2014 The 15th Annual Northeast Historic Film Summer Symposium, Wunderkino 4: Visions of House and Home, will take place at the Alamo Theater, Northeast Historic Film, 85 Main Street, Bucksport, Maine. The opening reception is at 7:00pm, Thursday, July 24, in the lobby of the Alamo Theater. Wunderkino 4: Visions […]
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On May 12, 2014 members of the University of Maine Humanities Initiative’s Executive Committee met in Washington, D.C. Thanks to committee member John Veroneau for hosting us at his law firm, Covington & Burling, LLP. We also thank Maine Senator Angus King and National Gallery of Art director Earl A. Powell III for delivering remarks […]
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Please join us May 17, 2014 for Bangor Public Humanities Day. All events are free and open to the public!
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Please join us May 16, 2014 for the Maine Humanities Summit! Open and free to the public.
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Gibran Graham and Liam Riordan wrote a wonderful Op-Ed in today’s Bangor Daily News about the humanities and community engagement. You can find it here.
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The UMaine Humanities Initiative had a great night in our nation’s Capitol! Provost Jeff Hecker, UMHI Director Justin Wolff, Professors of English Steve Evans & Jennifer Moxley, and American Academy of Arts & Sciences Program Director John Tessitore brought the UMHI’s message to Pennsylvania Avenue. We thank Maine Senator Angus King for joining us to […]
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On April 14, 2014, The Key Reporter, a Phi Beta Kappa publication, featured a story on the UMaine Humanities Initiative. Read it here.
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The UMaine Humanities Initiative sponsored and hosted its annual spring symposium on April 25-26, 2014. In and Out Place: Finding Home in Franco America featured scholars and writers of Franco American culture and literature. UMaine’s press release about the symposium can be found here. *** The UMaine Humanities Initiative sponsored and hosted the Maine competition for National History Day […]
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