Research Colloquy

The UTHC Humanities Research Colloquy brings distinguished editors of university presses and journals, representatives of humanities research centers and programs, and directors of humanities fellowship programs to the UT campus. UT faculty have a chance to talk to individuals with experience in the worlds of publishing, grant management, and institute development.

The colloquy provides a public forum for information about research center fellowships, publication opportunities, and possible career paths in humanities center administration.

Past Visitors

Linda Bree
Editorial Director, Arts and Literature, Cambridge University Press // Cambridge, England // Visited UTHC: 2009-2010

Frances Ferguson
Senior Editor, ELH (English Literary History), Johns Hopkins University // Baltimore, Maryland // Visited UTHC: 2009-2010

Saul Fisher
Director of Fellowship Programs, The American Council of Learned Societies // New York, New York // Visited UTHC: 2008-2009

Carmela Franklin
Director, The American Academy in Rome // Rome, Italy // Visited UTHC: 2008-2009

Geoffrey Harpham
Director, The National Humanities Center // Research Triangle, North Carolina // Visited UTHC: 2007-2008

Lucy Jilka
Director, Scholar Administration Office, Woodrow Wilson Center // Washington, DC // Visited UTHC: 2010-2011

James Phelan
Distinguished Professor, Department of English and Editor, NARRATIVE, Ohio State University // Columbus, Ohio // Visited UTHC: 2017-2018

Andrew Riess
Assistant Director of Outreach and Public Affairs, Fulbright Scholar Program // Washington, D.C. // Visited UTHC: 2008-2009

Jerome Singerman
Senior Humanities Editor, The University of Pennsylvania Press // Philadelphia, Pennsylvania // Visited UTHC: 2010-2011

Paul Szarmach
Editor, Speculum // Cambridge, Massachusetts // Visited UTHC: 2010-2011

Alan Thomas
Editorial Director, Humanities and Sciences, The University of Chicago Press // Chicago, Illinois // Visited UTHC: 2007-2008

Brigitta van Rheinberg
Executive Editor, Princeton University Press // Princeton, New Jersey // Visited UTHC: 2008-2009

Adam Wolfson
Director of Research Programs, The National Endowment for the Humanities // Washington, D.C. // Visited UTHC: 2007-2008

UT ranks tenth in the country among all universities, public and private, in the number of NEH fellowships received between 2004 and 2022.

Graduate students chosen to spend a year in the UTHC working on their dissertations graduate, on average, 1.5 years sooner, publish their first book sooner, and receive better job offers than other students in the humanities.

Faculty who spend a year at the University of Tennessee win NEH and other awards and publish award-winning books and research projects more quickly.

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