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Adams chosen as 2023 Artist in Residence at Acadia National Park

Hollie Adams, assistant professor of English at UMaine and MHC Faculty Advisory Group member, has been selected as one of 13 artists selected for Acadia National Park’s Artist-in-Residence Program in 2023. Adams is the author of the novel “Things You’ve Inherited from Your Mother” and the hybrid prose-poetry chapbook “Deliver Me from Swedish Furniture,” which […]

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MHC, Office of International Programs, Name Spring 2023 Study Abroad Awards

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center and UMaine Office of International Programs (OIP) are pleased to announce the winners of its Global Perspectives for Humanities Exploration and Global Exploration and Language Opportunities Awards, each given to UMaine undergraduates completing a study abroad program during the semester of the award. This year’s recipient of the Global Perspectives for […]

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MHC Names Fall 2022 Faculty Grant Recipients

The Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center is pleased to annouce the winners of its Fall 2022 Faculty Grant competition. The MHC provides financial support for humanities initiatives through grant programs open to UMaine faculty, lecturers and adjuncts. Recipients of Fall 2022 Faculty Grants came from departments across campus and represent scholars across their careers. […]

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McGillicuddy Humanities Center welcomes four new undergraduate fellows for fall 2022

This semester, the Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) welcomes four new undergraduate research fellows for the next two semesters: Bell Gellis Morais, Brenna Jones, Paige McHatten and Donald Patten. This new cohort will join current fellows Benjamin Allen, April Messier, Tom Pinette and Sherralyn Robbins, who are finalizing their research in fall 2022. […]

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Four Students Join McGillicuddy Humanities Center as Undergraduate Fellows for Spring 2022

In January 2022, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center (MHC) welcomed four new undergraduate research fellows for the next two semesters: Benjamin Allen, April Messier, Tom Pinette and Sheralynn Robbins. This new cohort will join existing fellows Luke Miller, Sabrina Paetow, Stephanie Tillotson, and Heather Webb, who are finalizing their research in Spring 2022. Incoming fellow Benjamin Allen, […]

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Applications are now open for the MHC Undergraduate Fellowship

The Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellowship: Deadline April 5th. Grant Available for UMaine Junior and Senior Humanities Students The McGillicuddy Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellows program offers junior and senior humanities students the support needed to concentrate on their coursework and develop research projects, work collaboratively with a select group of peers, participate […]

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Accepting Submissions for Bangor Humanities Day

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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