Reimagining the humanities, U-M HistoryLabs bring together faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates as investigators and lab members in long-term research projects that involve both curricular and extracurricular components.
In 2020, Jasmine Alinder joined ACLS Consortium Member University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) as Dean of Humanities. As a community-engaged scholar and public historian, she brought with her a commitment to the humanities and student experiential learning. The first step was to get to know the community—a…
The standard musicology curriculum that Schools of Music offer music majors has not changed much since the 1940s. Most schools of music in the United States teach a sequence of two to three courses of European music history divided into style periods, which often ends before students reach the 21st…
Pride month is not only a celebration, but a time to reflect on how far we’ve come and how far we have left to go regarding liberation for the LGBTQ+ community and for all.
The African Humanities Program Culminating Report provides insights into the incredible work and collaborative efforts that made AHP a turning point for the humanities in the participating countries.
ACLS Publications, Doctoral Education, Public Engagement
This report provides insights into career paths for humanities PhDs beyond the college classroom through the lens of a postdoctoral fellowship that placed nearly 200 PhDs in government and nonprofit organizations across the United States.
ACLS Publications, Doctoral Education, Public Engagement
In connection with Public Pathways: Lessons about PhD Careers from 10 Years of Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows, the following is a list of recent resources, events, and programs related to PhD career diversity from some of the member societies that make up ACLS.
ACLS Publications, Doctoral Education, Public Engagement
In concert with advice and recommendations in the report itself and resources from our member societies, we share these past job postings from the fellowship. The positions were taken up by fellows across the humanities and interpretive social sciences, from theatre history and criticism to English, German studies, and history. Consider these postings one possible stepping off point in exploring the wide range of jobs outside of academia.