The University of Iowa has long been a home base for writers and humanists who produce high-caliber scholarship and creative work.

Working together, the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Office of the VP for Research, Office of the Provost, and several other university centers and institutes invest substantially in the humanities disciplines—history, classics, languages, literature, philosophy, religion, and world-renowned writing programs. 

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Upcoming Events

Writing Across the Curriculum and Assignment Design in the Age of AI promotional image

Writing Across the Curriculum and Assignment Design in the Age of AI

Monday, August 11, 2025 10:00am to 3:00pm
University Capitol Centre
This set of two workshops brings together national expertise and campus-based support for teaching with writing and assignment design. In session 1, Dan Melzer, author of Engaging Ideas, describes writing across the curriculum programs with a focus on how writing assignments can promote student learning in the age of AI. Session 2 provides an overview of evidence-based strategies to make assignments more engaging, meaningful and equitable. Co-hosted by the Center for Teaching and the Writing...
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Piano Sundays at Old Capitol: Doreen Lee and UI Collaborative Pianists

Sunday, November 2, 2025 1:30pm
Old Capitol Museum
Piano Sundays at Old CapitolThis event will feature Doreen Lee and UI Collaborative PianistsUpcoming Piano Sundays at Old Capitol:March 1, 2026 | Ksenia Nosikova and StudioMay 3, 2026 | Alan Huckleberry and StudioThis concert is free and open to the public.
Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research — 2025–26 Obermann Symposium promotional image

Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research — 2025–26 Obermann Symposium

Thursday, March 26 to Friday, March 27, 2026 (all day)
Iowa City Public Library
Directed by Brian R. Farrell, Daria Fisher Page, and Ryan T. Sakoda (UI College of Law), Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research will bring together scholars, community leaders, and professionals who work with rural populations and in rural spaces. During the symposium, attendees will be invited to collaborate in theorizing rurality, share how it impacts their work, examine how rurality is represented and celebrated, and problem-solve challenges faced by rural communities...

Past Events

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Humanities Grants Recent Awardee Panel Session

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 9:00am to 10:00am
Virtual
Thinking about applying to externally funded grants in the humanities? Want to learn more about humanities funding opportunities and hear from previous awardees? Then this panel session is for you! Event Information The Research Development Office is hosting a humanities virtual panel session on Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 9–10 a.m. This panel session will provide an opportunity to hear from accomplished award recipients from external sponsors in the humanities regarding their experience with the...
Planning and Writing Successful Proposals in the Arts and Humanities 2024-25 Seminar promotional image

Planning and Writing Successful Proposals in the Arts and Humanities 2024-25 Seminar

Friday, November 8, 2024 8:30am to 12:30pm
Virtual
This seminar will cover fundamental concepts of proposal planning and writing for the Arts and Humanities faculty backed by concrete tips and operational strategies that support planning and longer-term sustainability. Planning and Writing Successful Proposals in the Arts and Humanities Seminar The Research Development Office is hosting a virtual grant writing seminar, Planning and Writing Successful Proposals in the Arts and Humanities, on Friday, Nov. 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The...

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