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giving to hrI
— antoInette Burton, hrI dIrector
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We are grateful to the many ways our donors and friends have shaped and supported a vibrant humanities research community on the Illinois campus. Our advancement to institute status renews our sense of purpose and urgency about the key role humanists play in imagining just, productive and innovative futures for all.
A gift to HRI will help to sustain the work of brilliant scholars and ensure that we continue to offer life-changing programs, such as the Odyssey Project, as well as thought-provoking events and symposia.
ReSeaRCH IMPaCT
Christine Hedlin (Ph.d. 2018), an hrI graduate fellow in 2016–2017, shares the transformative impact of her fellowship. “to be able to focus intently on the research that I was doing, the more intellectual side, was absolutely stimulating for my thinking. often, especially in research one institutions, departments can be cordoned off by themselves. so to have financial support, but also to combine that with a community of thinkers from different departments, meant I was able to push my thinking in ways that I otherwise wouldn’t have had the chance to do.”
NaTIONal ReaCH
Issy Marquez (Las), 20192020 david F. Prindable intern, traveled with faculty to Washington, d.c. in the spring to advocate on behalf of the national endowment for the humanities. “Because of IPrh I had the best experience of my undergrad career,” she said. the internship, established by donor david F. Prindable, supports communications and undergraduate outreach at the institute.
odyssey student rita conerly with artist-in-residence Kim curtis.
OuR OveRaRCHING GOal: TO CReaTe a $15 MIllION eNDOWMeNT FOR HRI.
there are many ways you can help hrI programming and humanities research, including the following:
• Named annual lecture • Faculty or graduate student fellowship awards • Post-doctoral fellowship award in a designated area of the humanities • Named award for faculty or student achievement • Named scholarly residencies
THe ODySSey PROJeCT FuND
Your support can help provide free humanities courses for income-eligible adults in a variety of ways:
• Program endowment • Second year of courses • Endowed undergraduate internship • Mentoring and transition services • Spanish-language courses • Endowed graduate research fellowship
Join us as we push the boundaries of research in the humanities and work to contribute to meaningful, material change for the collective good. You can make a gift at hri.illinois.edu or by contacting Director of Development Tony Pomonis (english ’02) at (217) 300-3470 or apomonis@uif.uillinois.edu.
the Humanities research Institute (HrI) at the University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign fosters interdisciplinary study in the humanities, arts and social sciences.
established in 1997 as the Illinois Program for research in the humanities, hrI is a vibrant hub for humanities activity on campus. We coordinate and host lectures, symposia and panel discussions on a wide variety of topics, and we award prizes recognizing excellence in faculty and student humanities research. We convene distinguished scholars from around the world, and we support Illinois faculty and graduate student research through fellowships and a bimonthly seminar. hrI cultivates collaborative faculty-driven initiatives through its research clusters; hosts multi-milliondollar external foundation grants; and supports faculty and graduate student reading groups.
T (217)244.3344 F (217)333.9617 email info-hri@illinois.edu Website hri.illinois.edu university of Illinois at urbana-champaign Levis Faculty center, suite 400 919 West Illinois street urbana, Illinois 61801
