humanities

  1. February 12, 2025

    Institute for the Humanities program supports exiled scholars

    The Institute for the Humanities has launched Scholars in Exile, a one-year residency on the Ann Arbor campus for a scholar focused on humanities research and who is living in exile.

  2. December 12, 2024

    U-M, Mellon Foundation announce Environmental Justice + Humanities Hub

    The Mellon Foundation has awarded nearly $4 million in a first-of-its kind grant to create the Environmental Justice + Humanities Hub at U-M, bolstering the university’s work in environmental justice.

  3. June 27, 2024

    $3M gift boosts Transfer Bridges to the Humanities@Michigan

    LSA has awarded $3 million in funding for its Transfer Bridges to the Humanities@Michigan program, established in 2018 in partnership with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

  4. May 22, 2024

    Jason Young to lead Institute for the Humanities

    Jason Young has been named director of the Institute for the Humanities. His appointment, which the Board of Regents approved May 16, is effective July 1 and runs through June 30, 2029.

  5. September 7, 2023

    New, expanded roles announced for Arts Initiative leadership

    Provost Laurie McCauley has appointed Mark Clague as interim executive director of the U-M Arts Initiative and expanded Vice Provost Sara Blair’s role to oversee the initiative, reflecting the university’s commitment to arts engagement.

  6. March 21, 2023

    U-M’s Earl Lewis awarded the National Humanities Medal

    Earl Lewis, founding director of the University of Michigan’s Center for Social Solutions, has been awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Joe Biden during a White House ceremony.

  7. March 20, 2023

    U-M’s Earl Lewis to receive National Humanities Medal

    Earl Lewis, founding director of U-M’s Center for Social Solutions, will be awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Joe Biden during a White House ceremony.

  8. February 1, 2022

    Mellon grant designed to help more students transfer to U-M

    LSA, in partnership with Henry Ford College, has announced its Transfer Bridges to the Humanities@Michigan program has received $3.4 million from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

  9. March 17, 2021

    U-M awarded $4.8M humanities grant from Mellon Foundation

    U-M received a major grant in humanities from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a multi-institutional digital futures collaborative led by a professor whose research involves digital inequality.

  10. January 13, 2021

    U-M scholars awarded $10M in Mellon Foundation grants

    U-M has been awarded two $5 million grants through The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grants, led by professors Stephanie Fryberg and Earl Lewis, will fund projects that focus on addressing racial inequity.