Oregon Humanities Center

Support research that explores what it means to be human

The humanities are highly relevant and necessary for understanding and solving the challenges facing today’s world.

Your gift funds crucial research, innovative teaching, and enriching public programs that benefit UO students, faculty, and your community. The Oregon Humanities Center’s (OHC) mission as a UO research center is interconnected to the UO’s larger research and teaching mission and goals, supporting students’ training and successful transition to meaningful careers, and preparing them to make important societal contributions.

The OHC:

Supports faculty, graduate, and undergraduate humanities research to advance new knowledge and scholarship
Fosters the development of inventive courses to enhance students’ educational and career opportunities
Offers undergraduate fellowships, work experiences, and training to build skills that prepare them to enter the job market or further their academic careers
Creates free public programming to enrich the knowledge and lives of Oregon’s citizens