Please join us in congratulating Dr. Bryan Norwood on receiving a 2025 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend for his project, “Constructing the New South: Southern Architect and Building News, 1889–1932.” Learn more here: liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesin...

The Humanities Institute proudly announces: Megan Poole, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Writing at UT, is awarded a Council on Library and Information Resources grant for her project “Imagining ANN: Digitizing the Lost History of Slavery in Southwest Louisiana.” Congratulations, Megan!

🖊️UT’s OVPR Invites Submissions for a Call for Concepts🖊️ 2026 Mellon Foundation Higher Learning Program: Unruly Intelligences and Normalization and Its Discontents. More information here: utexas.infoready4.com#competitionD...

🔔 Reminder: applications for Research Working Groups (RWGs) convening in 2026 are due November 15th. RWGs bring together faculty teams to collaborate on projects in any area of the humanities.🔔 Learn more and apply here 👉 bit.ly/faculty-rese...

🔔 Reminder The Humanities Institute invites Spring Event Co-Sponsorship Requests for public-facing UT events that support the humanities. 📅 Application Deadline: November 15, 2025 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/hi-co-sponsored-events

The Humanities Institute Announces: Dr. Ariel Evans and Art Galleries at Black Studies have won a $15,000 Lehman Foundation Award to support their exhibition “Something Grander Still” on artist Carrie Mae Weems. The exhibition will be held in AGBS’s two gallery spaces from January 30 - May 8, 2026.

🔔 Reminder Applications for the 2025–2026 Humanities Research Awards are due November 15, 2025. The HRA provides valuable resources for faculty and graduate students pursuing research projects that intersect with the humanities. Learn more: bit.ly/humanities-research-awards-2025

HI is now accepting Spring Event Co-Sponsorship Requests. Please review the funding information and expectations on our webpage. For questions or assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out — we look forward to helping you bring engaging, humanities-centered programming to life! bit.ly/hi-co-sponso...

The Humanities Institute invites proposals for Research Working Groups (RWGs) convening in Spring and Fall 2026. RWGs foster collaborative scholarship and public engagement through two annual events. For more information visit: bit.ly/faculty-rese...

The Humanities Institute is pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 2025–2026 Humanities Research Awards competition. These awards are designed to support innovative research projects that engage with the humanities. Application info: bit.ly/humanities-r...

Everything is Awful: An Evening with Mimi Khúc is happening today! If you registered for the Zoom option, please check your email for the access link. Looking forward to seeing you there! RSVP: bit.ly/4nm6YgZ

📌 Reminder: Everything Is Awful: An Evening with Mimi Khúc - this Thursday, Oct. 9 Join us for a powerful conversation with Mimi Khúc - “a writer, scholar, and teacher of things unwell” - as she shares from her 2024 book dear elia: Letters from the Asian American Abyss. RSVP: bit.ly/4nm6YgZ

The Humanities Institute is looking for participants to join our Spring 2026 IHI Graduate Student Working Groups, led by Dr. Rachel González-Martin. Monthly meetups will cover research practices, fieldwork, conference prep, and publishing tips. 🗓 Interest form due: Nov 1, 2025

Faculty: Ever wondered how you could make your classes more community- engaged or how you can use the classroom to initiate student- community collaborations? Come to this introductory talk by Dr. Lisa Dush to learn the basics. Event Details: October 3rd, 2025 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM DFA 4.112

Dr. Brenda Boonabaana has been featured in Life & Letters in an article titled “People of the Park.” The Humanities Institute is proud to partner with Planet Texas 2050 in supporting Dr. Brenda Boonabaana’s research! Link here: Brenda Boonabaana Featured in Life & Letters

⭐The Humanities Institute proudly announces: Jeff Meserve, the Associate Director of Research Development at the Humanities Institute has been awarded the Outstanding Research Administrator of the Year Award! Congratulations, Jeff!⭐ research.utexas.edu/news/researc...

🎉 The Humanities Institute announces: Jeff Meserve has been promoted to Associate Director of Research Development at the Humanities Institute! Please join us in congratulating Jeff on his promotion! 🎉

For nearly a decade, the Journal of Cultural Analytics has pushed the boundaries between the humanities, social sciences, and computer science--becoming a cornerstone of the cultural analytics movement. They are now looking for a Graduate Student Technician to join their team! bit.ly/4pvQZie

The AVAnnotate Teaching and Research Fellowship applications are now open for the Fall 2025! AVAnnotate is a free, open-source tool for creating digital exhibits and editions with audiovisual materials. *Apply by Monday, September 22 at 11:59 PM av-annotate.org/home/avannot...

Save the date! The 2025 Graduate Conference in Comparative Literature is happening November 7-8, 2025. This year’s theme “Configurations of Place and Death." *GRACLS invites 20-minute presentations from any applicable field of inquiry. Application deadline September 19: bit.ly/46jomxj

The Muslim Students Association (MSA) at UT Austin is hosting a special lecture and workshop with Haji Noor Deen, a world-renowned Master of Calligraphy! This event will highlight the unique art of Arabic calligraphy in the Chinese style, showcasing the harmony of two cultures coming together.

Join us for an evening with Mimi Khúc, who is, in her own words, "a writer, scholar, and teacher of things unwell," as she discusses her 2024 publication, dear elia: Letters from the Asian American Abyss. RSVP: bit.ly/4nm6YgZ @slothprof.bsky.social @vjohsu.bsky.social @professorjulie.bsky.social

Good Systems seeks proposals for research projects that mobilize human-AI partnerships to address the needs and values of society! Learn More Here: bit.ly/46cK9VW

Calling scholars studying the Arab World or Latin America! Apply for the ACLS Marwan M. and Ute Kraidy Centennial Fellowship by Sept. 25, 9PM. Special interest in supporting comparative or transnational approaches. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Q0Oi5I

Are you a doctoral candidate studying the visual art of the United States? Apply for a Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship in American Art! These awards provide $42K & support graduate students at any stage of PhD dissertation research & writing. Deadline 10/29: https://bit.ly/3SMjWWB

The 2026 Embedded Scholars Application is now open! This program is an innovative fellowship that trains students at UT in the spring then places them in summer internships abroad focused on democracy assistance and research. Learn More: sites.utexas.edu/embeddedscho...

Dr. Gengchen Mai Wins National Science Foundation Research Grant for his project “A Statistics-Based Geographic Bias Quantification and Debiasing Framework for GeoAI and Foundation Models” Full article: liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanitiesin... @liberalartsut.bsky.social @universityofga.bsky.social

✍️ Consider applying for a @humanitiestexas.bsky.social major grant!

📅 📖 @utaustinihs.bsky.social in @uthistory.bsky.social ‪invites you to: "The Age of Choice" A talk by Sophia Rosenfeld Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History University of Pennsylvania ‪ Monday September 8 | 12:00-1:30pm | GAR 4.100 & Zoom | Info/Register: bit.ly/RosenfeldIHS

👉Explore Digital Tools for Research with the UT Libraries Scholars Lab! Join the DH Fall Workshop Series designed to introduce researchers to powerful digital tools and methods. More information: guides.lib.utexas.edu/digital-huma...

📢 Graduate student opportunity! Join our team this Fall 2025 to support website management, communications, and research development at the Humanities Institute. 📩 For details, contact Jeff Meserve: [email protected]

🚨 We’re hiring! The Humanities Institute at UT Austin seeks an Administrative Program Coordinator to support events, grants, communications & operations. If you’re detail-oriented and passionate about humanities research, apply now!

The UT Libraries Scholars Lab Fellowship is now accepting applications for 2025! Bring your ideas to life using UT Libraries resources—whether it’s data, digital collections, media, or platforms. 🔗 Apply now: forms.gle/8ny5Fy39uoCU...

Sharing a little bit more about my NEH-sponsored research on anatomical museums today. I have no idea if this project will retain funding, but I am incredibly grateful for the NEH program officers and reviewers who have made so much humanities research possible. sscottgraham.com/archives/911

The NEH disaster recovery grant supports the efforts to preserve and protect humanities collections damaged by the floods, including documents, books, photographs, artwork, audiovisual materials, and digital archives. Organizations that assist in preservation efforts are also eligible to apply!

Interested in learning more about Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowships? Register now for office hours for potential applicants on August 14, September 19, and September 29: bit.ly/4l6czGo #dissertation #fellowship #funding #humanities

Join us for a Faculty Fellowship Proposal Workshop designed to support your success in securing competitive external funding! You can learn more about the specific grants/fellowships we will be workshopping here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... RSVP to secure your workshop spot by August 8!