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On September 20, UEP, CHAT, and others hosted a special event in the Crane Room of Paige Hall at noon for a conversation with author Audrey Petty.

On October 6th, Tufts will celebrate the installation of our 14th University President, Sunil Kumar. Events are scheduled from September 30th through October 7th in celebration of this induction.

Recognizing the crucial role that the arts and humanities play in our lives, Tufts is taking steps to support faculty and students who study, work, and create in those fields.

Join neighbors, families, and friends for Tufts Community Day on Sunday, October 1, 2023 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the Academic Quad (labeled as "The Green" in Google maps) of the Medford/Somerville campus.

On Monday, October 9, Half the History will be shooting a recreation of the Concord Bicentennial Parade of 1835. Ellen Garrison, age 12, initiated her career as an activist claiming her rights by walking hand-in-hand with one of her White classmates, Abba Prescott.

Kerri Greenidge, Co-Director of the CSRD, has just been named a finalist for the MAAH Stone Book award for her work The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family.

Why are stories of women, particularly women from marginalized groups, so underrepresented in the historical record and modern media? Who decides whose story is told, and how? Join Tisch College for lunch and learn how Half the History curates, archives and shares diverse women's stories through short-form biography, film and podcast...and how students can get involved. Added bonus? Check out the brand new Half the History exhibit now on display in the Barnum Hall lobby gallery.

Kyera Singleton joins Tufts as a Dissertation Fellow at the Center for the Humanities and the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy starting September 1.

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The MUSE Arts, Humanities, and Humanistic Social Sciences is a new funding program, sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR), to support intramural projects. Offered annually, awards will be made up to $7,500 for up to one year. Proposals will be due October 18, 2023.

The New England Humanities Consortium (NEHC) is offering competitive seed grants for research initiatives in the humanities that seek to capitalize on the collaborative network and potential of the consortium. Applications seeking to sustain, and build on, previously funded NEHC initiatives that demonstrated success are also welcome. Awards of up to $5,000 will be made.

The National Humanities Alliance works to bolster undergraduate humanities enrollments, promote public engagement with the humanities, and increase funding for the humanities. Their work includes collaborating with Universities to understand the humanities are facing, advocating for the value of the humanities on the national stage, and bringing together higher ed professionals with representatives from scholarly societies, community organizations, and state humanities councils in support of the humanities. Tufts is delighted to join the NHA for the 2023-24 academic year.