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NEW! HumAIn: Being Human in the Age of AI

The Kaplan Humanities Institute's new initiative, HumAIn: Being Human in the Age of AI, aims to foster dynamic conversations, create intellectual communities, and inspire research and teaching about the human dimensions of technological experience and critical questions of ethics, justice, governance, environment, and visions for the future of human thriving. 
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Meet the 2026-2027 Kaplan Fellows!

The Kaplan Humanities Institute is pleased to announce our cohort of 2026-2027 Faculty Fellows! These competitive residencies allow recipients either a full year of leave or a teaching reduction in order to develop their projects within our interdisciplinary community. We are also happy to introduce next year's Library Fellow and Library Affiliate! During their year-long residencies, the Library Fellow pursues their independent research project and the Library Affiliate serves as Library liaison at Kaplan.

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Highlights and Events

 

2026-2027 Humanities in Translation Prize Announced!

 
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The Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, and Northwestern University Press are pleased to announce that Daniel Majchrowicz and David Boyk are the winners of the 2026-2027 Humanities in Translation Prize for The Ajeeb Society, a collection of Urdu short stories by acclaimed writer Qazi Abdul Ghaffar.

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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! First fall date is Friday, September 25!

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