Featured Research
Representation and Resistance
Jun 2, 2026
Complicated dimensions of political affiliation, organization, and resistance are created from intersections of ideology, imagination, and commitment.
Featured Research
Points of View
October 1, 2026
This month we showcase 2026–27 Fellows whose projects are examining how alternative perspectives spur creativity, reveal hidden histories, and connect realms of thought in unexpected ways.
Latest News
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Announcements
National Humanities Center Announces 2026 Scholarly Writing Institute Participants
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.
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Announcements
National Humanities Center Unveils New Website and Visual Identity
May 5, 2026
The enhanced presence highlights the Center's continuing evolution as a dynamic hub of critical thought, active collaboration, and accessible scholarship.
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Featured Research
Humanities and the Natural World
May 1, 2026
Complex relationships between humans and the natural world are revealed in depictions of fauna and flora.
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Announcements
National Humanities Center Announces Lineup for 2026 Being Human Festival (US)
Apr 6, 2026
Events to be Held in Communities Across the US April 17–May 3, 2026
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Featured Research
Suffering, Narrative, and the Public Sphere
Apr 2, 2026
The ways we characterize and tell stories about human rights and public policy issues affect what we think about them.
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Announcements
National Humanities Center Announces 2026–27 Fellows
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.
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Announcements
National Humanities Center Announces 2026 Class of Select Summer Residents
Mar 27, 2026
These 40 humanists represent a variety of public research institutions, private universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and liberal arts colleges.