Center for the Humanities
Joyful Acts of Writing
Those who happened to walk by Rooms 334–340 of the MUB onÌýOct. 30Ìýmight have noticed a group of younger-than-usual students deep in thought and creation — pens, markers, pages of text, pipe cleaners, and glue sticks spilling across their shared group tables. Every so often, one might have stoodÌýup... Read More-
01/03/25
Human-Centered Humanities
The UNH Center for the Humanities is proud to be supporting the innovative work of three College of Liberal Arts (COLA)Ìýfaculty members this academic... -
07/18/24
K–12 Teacher-Scholars Gather to Share Experiences Developing Place-Based Curricula
Earlier this month, a small group of teacher-scholars gathered at Alnoba, a workshop and retreat venue in Kensington, to share their critical and... -
06/18/24
UNH Researchers Help Unearth What is Believed to be King Pompey Homestead
Archaeologists at the Âé¶¹app along with a historian at Northeastern University believe they have unearthed the long-lost... -
02/01/24
A King in our Midst
Each year, The New England Humanities Consortium (NEHC), a network of universities and colleges dedicated to intellectual collaboration and regional...
Recent Stories
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01/14/22 - A Month at WinterthurA research fellowship supports a book project on periodical depictions of antebellum American cities. Read More
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12/15/21 - Unearthing Great Bay's PastResearchers have summarized their findings about Great Bay's social and ecological history in an online StoryMap.Ìý Read More
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10/18/21 - Public Humanities Seed FundingOver $96,000 in seed funding is awarded to participants from the 2021 UNH Summer Institute in Public Humanities. Read More
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07/30/21 - Aging in America: Justice for All?The UNH Center for the Humanities announces the 2021–2022 Sidore Lecture Series. Read More
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07/01/21 - Meet the 2021–2022 Faculty FellowsFunded by theÌýCenter for the Humanities'Ìýgeneral endowment and the Ben and Zelma Dorson Endowment in the Humanities,Ìýfaculty research fellowshipsÌýprovide a semester-long... Read More
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07/08/20 -UNH is part of a consortium awarded a Mellon Grant to expand the Faculty of Color Working Group.
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05/13/20 - Privilege of Breaking into Earth HonoredMeghan Howey, professor ofÌýanthropologyÌýhas been named a 2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellow.ÌýFellows receive $200,000 to fund research and writing aimed at addressing some of the most... Read More
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05/13/20 - Historical SupportWith two recent fellowships, American studies professor Kabria Baumgartner will research a book project on Robert Morris, the first African American trial lawyer in the U.S. Read More
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01/21/20 - Meet the 2020-21 Faculty FellowsThe UNH Center for the Humanities has awarded three Faculty Research Fellowships for next year. Read More
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12/04/19 -Professor Meghan Howey discusses sea level rise and disappearing NH history.

























































