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Humanities

Welcome to the Kaplan Institute!

 

Call for 2026-2027 Fellowship Applications

Apply for research support at the Kaplan Humanities Institute!

Faculty Fellowships allow for a 50% teaching reduction or full year of support (applications due January 12, 2026). Franke Graduate Fellowships provide a year of support plus the opportunity to teach an undergraduate class (applications are due February 9, 2026).

Full fellowships details here

Brett Story - Filmmaker, writer, and geographer

Kaplan Critical Conversation in the Humanities & Public Humanities Keynote

February 11, 2026 - 5:30 pm 

Award-winning filmmaker Brett Story will talk about the role of community-engaged and research-informed storytelling in bridging academic and public audiences and in responding to pressing political questions of our time.  

Details here, including screening of UNION on Feb. 12

Highlights and Events

 

Kaplan Fellows for 2025-2026

 

Meet the 2025-2026 Kaplan Humanities Institute cohorts of Faculty Fellows, Franke Graduate and Undergraduate Fellows, and Library Fellow and Affiliate!

 

Friday Morning Faculty Writing Sessions

 

Ease into the weekend feeling productive! Join us in the Kaplan Seminar Room (Kresge 2351) on Friday mornings (9am-12pm) to work quietly, but in community, on your own writing project. You make it a habit, and we’ll make the coffee!

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