Imagine if your social stature and your livelihood were dependent on your ability to write poetry and refer to the work of other poets. If there were poetry competitions among the elite that decided one’s worthiness. Or if the entire direction of a nation could be changed via 31 syllables.

To forge connections between Big Ancient Mediterranean (BAM) and other digital humanities projects and to give digital scholars working across fields an opportunity to share their expertise and establish best practices for their projects, the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies partnered with two other groups to hold a conference June 6-8. The conference featured scholars from across the world...

Teresa Mangum, director of the Obermann Center, has been elected Secretary of the National Humanities Alliance Board of Directors, the largest humanities advocacy group in the country, located in Washington, D.C.

Seventeen UI graduate students from across campus, representing four different colleges, have been selected for the seventh annual Obermann Graduate Institute on Engagement and the Academy.