Mellon grant supports a close-up on close-ups
A Rochester research team is part of an inter-institutional project to document the history of the close-up, one of film and television’s most powerful techniques.
Internships prepare new generation of arts and humanities leaders
Traditionally, arts and cultural institutions don’t have funding for student internships, which leaves interested students having to choose between paying jobs and exploring career options.
Mellon Grant helps River Campus Libraries establish Digital Humanities Institute
River Campus Libraries has been awarded a $100,672 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund a pilot program designed to strengthen librarians’ competencies in digital scholarship. “21st Century Skills: Digital Humanities Institute for Mid-Career Librarians” will launch during the summer of 2015.
Mellon Foundation Commits $1M to Digital Humanities
Students from any of Rochester’s four humanities Ph.D. programs—English, history, philosophy, and visual and cultural studies—are invited to apply for admission to the fellowship.