to support graduate fellowships and scholarly activities related to the study of early American literature and material texts in collaboration with The Library Company of Philadelphia

Early American Literature and Material Texts 

Arts and Culture

Higher Learning

Humanities in Place

Public Knowledge

Artists as Catalysts

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Beyond Incarceration

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Civic Engagement

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Evolving Higher Education

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Expanding Public Knowledge

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Monuments and Memory

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Multivocality

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Power of the Word

Five colorful neon signs hang on the wall with messages that include, "Freedom cannot wait," "Brown owned," and "America is for Dreamers."

Public Places‚ Public Stories

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Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora

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University Everywhere

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History

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People

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