News & Publications

Philippine collection project receives grant from the Humanities Collaboratory

The Humanities Collaboratory has announced their 2021 project grant recipients.  One of the grants has been awarded to ReConnect/ReCollect: Reparative Connections to Philippine Collections at the University of Michigan.  This project will examine the accumulation of some of the largest Philippine archival, cultural and...

Alumni kudos!

Kudos to…  Justin Meyer (MSP12) wrote an article “Art Museums and Neighborhood Development: Historical Evidence from the Case of the Portland Art Museum and the South Park Blocks in Portland, Oregon” that was recently published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.

Smithsonian Institution’s National Conference on Cultural Property Protection, October 4-5

As a leading institution in museum studies, the Smithsonian Institution invites students and museum professionals to attend the National Conference on Cultural Property Protection (NCCPP) virtually this fall from October 4-5. The conference offers insight and proven solutions for new and seasoned professionals in the field...

Alumni kudos!

Kudos to…  John Low (MSP05) who recently co-curated the exhibition, “Pokagon Potawatomi Black Ash Baskets: Our Storytellers.”  John is a member of the Pokégnek Bodéwadmik/Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and is Caretaker of the Baskets.  For the Pokagon Potawatomi people, baskets are more than just...

Alumni kudos!

Kudos to…  Tamara Shreiner (MSP06) who recently co-authored an article, “Visualizing the Teaching of Data Visualizations in Social Studies: A Study of Teachers’ Data Literacy Practices, Beliefs, and Knowledge” which was published in Theory & Research in Social Education.