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Examining Humanity
The Center for the Humanities aims to deepen intellectual exchange, introduce research opportunities and increase grant collaborations between humanists and scientists by providing an avenue for dedicated collaborative research for the diverse departments that comprise the humanities.
About the CenterFostering intellectual community
Research & Funding
Our funding programs support dynamic humanities research that endeavors to understand and change the world. Emphasizing collaboration and intellectual exchange, our programs assemble diverse scholars and engaged students in the shared pursuit of knowledge and stimulate innovative research collaboration among humanists, artists, and scientists.
Research & Funding Opportunities
Investing in the future of the humanities
Student Opportunities
Undergraduate and graduate students are an essential part of the intellectual community of our university. Discover how we support the professional and intellectual development of emerging scholars at all stages of their education.
Student Opportunities
News and Announcements
The first event in the Veterans Humanities Initiative featured four authors with military backgrounds.
Humanities researcher Carsten Strathausen seeks to compile the ultimate database of Franz Kafka adaptations.
Upcoming Humanities Events
Support the Center
Humanities research improves lives by deepening our understanding of ourselves and each other: the individual and collective aspects of human experience, cultural heritage, and creative production. Your support will enable MU researchers—whether faculty or students—to broaden our impact through innovative public humanities projects and events, immersive educational opportunities, and community outreach to the public we serve.