Meet the Interns!

4 years • A Re-Imagined PhD • Infinite Collaborations

10 HPG interns are putting their research to work in collaboration with our community partners — learn more about their projects!

Photograph of 1876 quilt by Ellen Harding Baker depicting the solar system

2021 June 8-11 Virtual Summer Institute

on Cross-Disciplinary Graduate Education

Applications DUE on Monday, May 11th

Faculty and academic staff members actively involved in graduate education are invited to apply for this unique summer institute exploring the potential for cross-disciplinary and team-taught courses that would connect instructors and graduate students interested in diverse careers and the public good. Hear from alumni, UI professors already co-teaching fascinating courses, and national leaders in graduate education in the health humanities and environmental studies. The Institute is generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon-funded Humanities for the Public Good Initiative, NSF NRT Sustainable Water Development at the University of Iowa, and the University of Iowa P3 Funded IowaRise Initiative. Participants will be welcomed to continue working together in a 2021-22 learning community.

Applications DUE July 9th by midnight EST

Imagining America's PAGE Fellowship establishes an interdisciplinary network of graduate students committed to the praxis and pedagogy of public scholarship — review the fellowship requirements here.

• PAGE Fellow Caroline Cheung shares her experience!

HPG P.I. Teresa Mangum featured in HWW Podcast!

Teresa Mangum (Iowa) speaks alongside Leonard Cassuto (Fordham) about the challenges of higher education in the United States, narratives of crisis, and pathways to reform.

• Listen to this episode of PhD Futures Now!

Opportunities *to celebrate the success* of our Collaborators & Campus Partners:

Chuy Renteria featured in Little Village & releasing new book!

HPG Advisory Board Member Chuy Renteria works as the Public Engagement Coordinator at Hancher Auditorium. He was recently featured in Little Village magazine for the upcoming release of his book about growing up first-generation Mexican American in Iowa.

• Read Renteria's feature in Little Village

• Pre-Order We Heard It When We Were Young

Cover design for Chuy Renteria's book We Heard It When We Were Young in script with a photograph of the author as a child

Travis Kraus wins The Presidents' Civic Engagement Leadership Award

HPG Course Re-Design Grant Recipient Travis Kraus was recognized for his work as Director of Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities and Associate Professor of Practice in the School of Planning and Public Affairs.

Read about the awardees' projects!

Michaela Hoenicke Moore appointed 2021-22 Academic Director of AYF

HPG Advisory Board Member Michaela Hoenicke Moore (History) will be the chief officer for this consortium-based study abroad program in Germany!

Read about her new appointment at Academic Year Freiburg!

... AND MORE! We're sure we missed some chances to celebrate all of the accomplishments from our HPG community. Share your good news with us and we'll shout it from the rooftops!

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