Sexual misconduct is a serious issue on college campuses across the U.S. In fact, it is a civil rights issue, as it can undermine students’ ability and opportunity to pursue their education. What...
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The 2018 Obermann Humanities Symposium and Provost's Global Forum, " Against Amnesia: Archives, Evidence, and Social Justice ," brought a dozen scholars, artists, and archivists to Iowa City to share...
The Obermann Center is a member of several organizations that advocate for the value of research, including the National Humanities Alliance . The NHA draws members from universities; professional...
Twice now, art historian Sarah Kyle has visited the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in Venice to study the Roccabonella Herbal , a fifteenth-century illustrated book of plant medicines. Neither the...
On March 1, 2018, Trudy H. Peterson delivered the Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professorship Keynote Lecture, “Best When Used By: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights” as part of the 2018...
“It is essential to seize the power of archives and use it to hold institutional and government leaders accountable. All aspects of society should be documented, not simply those where power has...