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Radical Care: Stories of Women Leaders in Corrections 2025-26 Norman Freehling Visiting Fellow Francine Banner discusses her work on women’s ascension into corrections leadership and how, as women’s labor contributes to the growth of carceral systems, leaders strive to be changemakers, spearheading reforms and humanizing geographies. March 10.

Humanities Trivia Night Which American author and philosopher wrote "Woman in the Nineteenth Century"? What prize did U-M History Professor Heather Ann Thompson win in 2017? Celebrate Women's History Month with us March 12!

Tukilile Vaa Kaloki Nyamai's large-scale paintings explore Kenya's histories and collective memory. Nyamai blends Kamba traditions with contemporary narratives and finds inspiration in his grandmother’s stories. Jan 14 - Feb 27, 2026.

E-News for Humanities Students Through this montly newsletter, we aim to inform students of all things humanities happening on campus – from event announcements and fun facts to academic resources and professional opportunities. Click to read the latest issue!

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Blind Date Book Swap at the Institute for the Humanities

Favorites were shared, recommendations exchanged, and conversations sparked around genres, authors, and literary moments that left a lasting impression.

Jennifer Dominique Jones on Exploring and Expanding What Counts as Black Queer History

Jones believes that the joys of archival research lie both in finding the one material that you need and also material surrounding your topic, which help flesh out the worldview of the subjects and organizations she is researching.

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Land Acknowledgement

The University of Michigan is located on the territory of the Anishinaabe people. In 1817, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadami Nations made the largest single land transfer to the University of Michigan, ceded in the Treaty of Fort Meigs, so that their children could be educated. We acknowledge the history of native displacement that allowed the University of Michigan to be founded. Today we reaffirm contemporary and ancestral Anishinaabek ties to the land and their profound contributions to this institution.

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