Announcement
April 2, 2026
Twenty-nine leading scholars will come to the Center from universities and colleges in fifteen US states, the District of Columbia, and Ghana.
Announcements
May 11, 2026
Twenty scholars from sixteen universities and colleges will be in residence at the NHC for a nine-day intensive writing and research program in early July.
Announcements
May 5, 2026
The enhanced presence highlights the Center's continuing evolution as a dynamic hub of critical thought, active collaboration, and accessible scholarship.
Featured Research
Apr 10, 2026
Complex relationships between humans and the natural world are revealed in depictions of fauna and flora.
Announcements
Apr 6, 2026
Events to be Held in Communities Across the US April 17–May 3, 2026
Announcements
Apr 1, 2026
Twenty-nine leading scholars will come to the Center from universities and colleges in fifteen US states, the District of Columbia, and Ghana.
Announcements
Mar 27, 2026
These 40 humanists represent a variety of public research institutions, private universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and liberal arts colleges.
From the Director
Mar 19, 2026
On March 19, 2026, the National Humanities Center held a celebration in honor of Blair LM Kelley’s installation as the seventh president and director of the Center.
Featured Research
Mar 13, 2026
The ways we characterize and tell stories about human rights and public policy issues affect what we think about them.