Centers, Institutes & Projects

Centers, Institutes & Projects

Center for Africana Studies and Culture

Through its community-engaged programming and research, the Center for Africana Studies and Culture provides an academically rigorous, socially engaging, and relevant learning environment for the study of Africa and the African Diaspora.

Ray Bradbury Center

Celebrates the science fiction and fantasy author through a library of his publications, a collection of his possessions, and a journal.

Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture

Explores the connection between religion and other aspects of American culture, and increases understanding of how religion influences people’s lives.

Cultural Heritage Research Center

A collaborative, multidisciplinary center conducting cultural heritage research and working with community partners to address critical needs.

Frederick Douglass Papers

Makes the human rights activist and author’s works widely accessible by collecting, editing, and publishing them in books and online.

Geography Educators’ Network of Indiana

Strives to improve Hoosiers’ understanding of geography, and supports geography education through educational materials and training for educators.

Institute for American Thought

Focuses broadly on American contributions to philosophy and to the advancement of thought at the highest intellectual level of Western culture.

International Center for Intercultural Communication

Studies English language and intercultural communication, offers training in English language and culture, and helps achieve understanding among cultures.

Josiah Royce Papers Critical Edition

Digitally publishes the writings and correspondence of this American philosopher.

Max Kade German-American Center

Supports German-American studies—including history, language, and culture—through research, teaching, and service.

National Council on Public History

Is a national membership association that inspires public engagement with the past and helps historians and other practitioners put history to work.

Peirce Edition Project

Edits and publishes the writings of American scientist and philosopher Charles S. Peirce.

Program for Intensive English

Helps nonnative English speakers develop the communication skills, academic skills, and cultural understanding to succeed.

Santayana Edition

Publishes a multivolume edition of novelist and philosopher George Santayana’s writings, and has an archive of Santayana-related materials.

Spanish Resource Center

Enhances the teaching of the Spanish language and culture, and is a partnership with the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain.