Welcome
The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was established in 1997 to promote interdisciplinary study in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. The IPRH grants fellowships to U of I faculty and graduate students; organizes numerous lectures and panel discussions featuring U of I faculty and visiting scholars; coordinates and hosts an annual symposium and workshop dedicated to the works of the IPRH Fellows; provides financial support to faculty and graduate student reading groups; sponsors exhibitions by campus and visiting artists in its lecture hall; and hosts a yearlong film series coordinated with the annual theme.
The IPRH offers a free yearlong humanities course, the Odyssey Project, for members of the Champaign-Urbana community who live at or near the poverty level; this course, which is supported by the U of I and a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, is taught by U of I faculty. The IPRH is also pleased to work with the Education Justice Project, which offers for-credit courses at the Danville Correctional Center. In addition to its own programming, the IPRH shares its resources with other university departments and programs, serving as a major collaborator of lectures, programs, and conferences on campus throughout the year and coordinating its activities with other units wherever possible.