04/29/08 incoming fellows 2008-09 The Stanford Humanities Center has named 26 fellows for the 2008-09 academic year. Chosen from a pool of over 350 applicants, these fellows will pursue individual research and writing as well as contribute to the Stanford community through their participation in workshops, lectures, and courses. Read more>>
04/29/08 Fellows in conversation Former fellow Gavin Jones (2001-02) is associate professor of English at Stanford and author of the recently published American Hungers: The Problem of Poverty in U.S. Literature, 1840-1945 (Princeton University Press, 2007). We got in touch with Gavin to find out how literature can help us understand this intractable social problem. Read more>>
02/28/08 Humanities network projects The Stanford Humanities Center has awarded 11 research teams seed grants to develop collaborative projects in the humanities. Read more>>
02/28/08peter bing challenge to former fellows Peter Bing ('55) challenges all former fellows to fund a research workshop named in their honor the Former Fellows Research Workshop. Read more>>