Centering The Humanities Across The Globe
The Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes is a global forum that strengthens the work of humanities centers and institutes through advocacy, grant-making, and inclusive collaboration. CHCI advances cross-institutional partnerships, recognizes regional humanities cultures, and mobilizes the collective capacity of the humanities to engage the most pressing issues in society today.
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Membership Activity Fund Recipients (Q1 2026)
We are delighted to announce the six recipients of funding from the CHCI Membership Activity Fund for 2026 Q1. The amount of funding totaled $30,000 and is derived from our membership dues and our current Mellon grant focused on global inclusive collaborations. The next deadline for funding is October 5, 2026.
Lithium Mining and Environmental (In)justice
As part of CHCI's Global Justice and Humanities Practices initiative, the project ‘‘Environmental (In)justice: Project Jadar and Lithium Frenzy,’’ has collectively published an online conference and a publication "Lithium Mining and Environmental (In)justice" in both English and Serbian. The CHCI funded initiative helped the "Environmental (In)justice" group connect with colleagues from abroad, and played an important role in establishing a new research group at the University of Belgrade dedicated to ecological issues.
Public Humanities Award Recipients 2026
The CHCI Public Humanities Network is proud to announce the two recipients of the 2026 Public Humanities Award for Leadership in Practice and Community which recognizes and celebrates exemplary public humanities work engaged with communities.
A Look Back: 2026 CHCI Annual Meeting in Banff, Canada
As we look forward to the 2027 Annual Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, we wanted to highlight some of the events from this year's meeting in Banff, Canada. Between the network presentations, plenary lectures, thematic panels, and professional workshops, the Banff meeting was an arousing success.
Public Humanities Award Recipients 2026
The CHCI Public Humanities Network is proud to announce the two recipients of the 2026 Public Humanities Award for Leadership in Practice and Community which recognizes and celebrates exemplary public humanities work engaged with communities.
Membership Activity Fund Recipients (Q1 2026)
We are delighted to announce the six recipients of funding from the CHCI Membership Activity Fund for 2026 Q1. The amount of funding totaled $30,000 and is derived from our membership dues and our current Mellon grant focused on global inclusive collaborations. The next deadline for funding is October 5, 2026.
CHCI Initiative at Willson Center announces Mellon funding of Penn Center partnership
Culture and Community at the Penn Center National Historic Landmark District – a partnership between St. Helena Island, South Carolina’s Penn Center and the University of Georgia Willson Center for Humanities and Arts – has received a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to fund the second phase of its public humanities partnership.
