$1M Gift Bolsters American & New England Studies Program
PhD students in the American & New England Studies Program (AMNESP) can dream a little bigger next year thanks to an anonymous $1 million gift, part of which will create a new Public Humanities Fund to support research projects, award grants, and fund research-related activities beyond campus. Income from the gift, expected to start flowing during the 2024–2025 school year, will also fund academic fellowships, outside speakers, conference travel, and the like. But Joseph Rezek, a College of Arts & Sciences associate professor of English and AMNESP director, and the faculty are most excited about the Public Humanities Fund and its potential to expand opportunities beyond the campus and help recruit top students.
