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Practice-based, cross-disciplinary opportunities for graduate students interested in diverse careers
Humanities for the Public Good is an integrative, collaborative, practice-based graduate Certificate and Master’s degree in development. The goal of the both the Certificate and Master’s degree is to explore ways the study of the arts, history, languages, literature, philosophy, religion, and other areas that comprise our strong humanities departments in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences can be combined with experiential, cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral learning experiences to prepare students to center equity, inclusion, and social justice in any and every career or workspace. We’re genuinely hopeful that the methods, materials, and mindsets of the humanities combined with practical skills and values-driven purpose can be excellent preparation for any number of careers. The program is funded through grant from the Mellon Foundation. The Obermann Center for Advanced Studies is grateful for energetic collaboration with the UI Graduate College and College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
HPG Closing Symposium: A Celebration
Join us on March 1 and 2, 2024, to celebrate the exciting outcomes of the HPG grant! We've invited leaders of innovative graduate programs that also see the humanities as crucial to the public good to join us for this two-day symposium. It will be an opportunity to share our successes and to build a local and national learning community of students, staff, and faculty committed to new possibilities for graduate education in the humanities.