Institute for the Humanities

CANCELED America at 250: History, Memory, and Truth Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been canceled. We plan to reschedule for for fall and will communicate the new date as soon as possible.

Eat Off Art for 3 Days! In a vibrant celebration of National Poetry Month, the dynamic duo behind the art collective @eatoffart, Edreys and Alexa Wajed, spend three action-packed days (April 6-8) immersed in poetry, art, creative expression and social responsibility at the Institute for the Humanities.

Apply to be a Public Humanities Intern During this 2026-27 on-campus internship, you'll work closely with a team of fellow interns to design and execute meaningful humanities-related projects. Apply today!

Flyways Iranian-American multidisciplinary artist, activist, professor, and bird rescuer Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis in her exhibition "Flyways." March 19 - May 1.

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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Lai Wo on Moral Ambivalence in Women’s Labor Migration

"One of Wo’s central focuses is her examination of the emotional depths and logic that underpin these choices."

Ittai Orr and the Many Histories of the Mind: Disability, Literature, and Life Before IQ

At the center of Orr’s work is a simple but destabilizing question: what did people believe intelligence was for? “People observed differences in ability,” he explains, “but that didn’t have to lead to hierarchy.”

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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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