About the Director, Sara Guyer. 
News
- WID and the Center team up for another Humanities Hackathon July 15-19.
- Rob Nixon Faculty Development Seminar applications due June 21.
- Applications for the 2013-2014 First Book program for Junior Faculty due Sept. 13
- 2013-2014 Mellon Workshops in the Humanities announced.
Humanities NOW
Paranormal, USA
by Jesse J. Gant • It was a dark and stormy night… When, during the long and hot summer of 1935, two youngsters in Alton, Illinois, found what…
High-school students across Wisconsin will explore Orhan Pamuk’s Snow as part of the 2013-2014 Great World Texts program.
Great World Texts in Wisconsin connects UW faculty with high-school teachers across the state, through the shared goal of encouraging high school and university students to read the classic world texts, both ancient and modern.
Resources from the 6th Annual Conference on the Public Humanities 
The Emancipations Lab uses a particular moment in history to animate comparative conversations about slavery and freedom globally.
This year long, in-depth, public series of events marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, launching important conversations about how slavery, its destruction, and its aftermath have shaped the modern world.