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

Archaeology at Iowa Project AWARE: Fort Atkinson State Preserve promotional image

Archaeology at Iowa Project AWARE: Fort Atkinson State Preserve

Monday, July 13, 2026 7:30pm
Gouldsburg Park
On Monday, July 13 at 7:30pm, Kathy Gourley will present Fort Atkinson State Preserve: An 1840s Military Post in the Vicinity of the Turkey River at Gouldsburg County Park in Hawkeye.
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Archaeology at Iowa Project AWARE: The Turkey River Winnebago Subagency

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 7:30pm
Elkader City Park
On Wednesday, July 15 at 7:30pm, Cindy Peterson from the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist will present Archaeology of the Turkey River Winnebago Subagency at Elkader City Park.
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Archaeology at Iowa Project AWARE: Effigy Mounds and Mound Preservation

Thursday, July 16, 2026 4:30pm
Elkader City Park
On Thursday, July 16 at 4:30pm, Susan Snow from Effigy Mounds National Monument will present Effigy Mounds and Mound Preservation at Elkader City Park.

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Writing, Attention, Study: AI and the Human Uses of Human Being - A Public Talk by D. Graham Burnett

Thursday, April 2, 2026 3:00pm to 5:00pm
University Capitol Centre
AI and the Future of the Humanities: A Public Talk by D. Graham Burnett
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Book Matters: James Costa and Elizabeth Yale

Thursday, April 9, 2026 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Prairie Lights Books
Join us for a reading and discussion to celebrate The Descent of Man: An Annotated Edition of Darwin’s Classic Work, annotated by James Costa, professor of biology and executive director of the Highlands Biological Station at Western Carolina University, and Elizabeth Yale, associate professor of history at the University of Iowa.

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