Public Humanities Blog

Endings are Complex Creatures

June 7, 2023

Whether they bring grief, relief, or a mixture of both, we feel the need to mark moments of transition with ritual, remembrances, and transformation. When news broke that the Public Humanities’ MA program at Brown University was ending, there was an outpouring of emotional responses from our community: students, alumni, faculty, staff, friends, and supporters.

Reflections & Trajectories: Studying the Impact of the Masters in Public Humanities Program on Alumni

June 5, 2023

Bryn Pernot is a public humanist, an independent researcher, and an alumna of Public Humanities Master's Program, Class of 2018.

Beyond Brown: Legacies of Brown University’s Center for Public Humanities and Future Opportunities for Strengthening Regional Public Humanities Connections

May 25, 2023

Stephanie P. Fortunato (MA 2008) and Julia Lazarus (MA 2007), both alumni of Brown’s Public Humanities program, work with clients on arts, cultural, and public humanities strategy, public engagement, and collaborative creative processes.

A Busy and Useful Semester

May 5, 2023

Steven Lubar is Interim Director of the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities & Cultural Heritage and Professor of American Studies and History.


As we bid farewell to the spring semester and the John Nicholas Brown Center prepares for a new mission, it is worth reflecting on some of the work that the Center has done these past few months.

Letter from the Director

January 20, 2023

Steven Lubar is the Interim Director of the John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities & Cultural Heritage, Director of the Brown University's Center for Digital Scholarship, and Professor of American Studies and History.


Centers and programs have histories.