Author and KU alumna Tracey Lien speaks at the Lied Center Pavilion.

Welcome to the Hall Center for the Humanities!

We believe that the humanities play a critical role in building a humane future for our world. The Hall Center’s mission is to support research in the humanities, to create knowledge, and to share that knowledge with diverse communities.

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Why the Humanities?

Scholarship in the humanities is one of KU’s areas of research excellence. Faculty specializing in the humanities at KU produce books and journal articles with major presses and each year they present at conferences across the globe.
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Professor Jonathan Lamb working on a laptop at his desk in one of the residential fellows offices at the Hall Center.

Funding Opportunities

The Hall Center provides a wide array of funding opportunities for faculty, students, and public scholars in the humanities, arts, and humanistic social sciences.
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Programming

The Hall Center hosts exciting public talks speakers that inform and inspire. Here at the Hall Center, we are determined to sustain a lively, thoughtful community of ideas.
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Research & Grant Development Office

The Hall Center RGDO stimulates external grant and fellowship activities and enhances the quality of applications by KU humanities scholars.
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Don Hall

We remember Donald Hall, 1928-2024, whose visionary leadership and deep commitment to the arts and humanities were instrumental in the development of the Hall Center for the Humanities. As the head of the Hall Family Foundation, his support helped make the Hall Center a vibrant space for interdisciplinary scholarship and cultural exchange.

"Donald Hall's visionary leadership and passion for the arts and humanities were pivotal in shaping the mission of the Hall Center for the Humanities," said Giselle Anatol, Hall Center director. "His legacy lives on to ensure that our work in fostering intellectual and creative growth will thrive for generations. We are saddened by his loss and profoundly grateful for the enduring impact of his vision and support."

Don Hall, 1928-2024

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