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

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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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Conflict and Resolution — An Obermann "Wide Lens" Event

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

The Obermann Center's Wide Lens series aims to inspire and connect the University of Iowa community across the disciplines. For each Wide Lens event, researchers, scholars, and artists from across the university briefly present their work on a shared topic of interest PechaKucha–style. Then, we open the floor to questions and conviviality over hors d'oeuvres and drinks.

Presenters:

Stephanie DiPietro, Sociology & Criminology: Only the Dead Have Seen the End of War: Life Course Legacies of Conflict...

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Creative Matters Conversation "American Icons: The Joffrey in Iowa City"

Friday, March 6, 2026 6:00pm
Hancher Auditorium

Free and open to the public

Join us for a Creative Matters conversation with Ashley Wheater MBE, Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet.

Marking the Joffrey’s 70th anniversary, the conversation will feature discussion of American Icons, the company’s landmark anniversary program, as well as reflections on the Joffrey’s past, present, and future. Wheater will also speak to the company’s longstanding relationship with Hancher and Iowa City, and what it has meant to bring the Joffrey’s work back to...

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