Arts and Humanities

This site aims to consolidate important sources of resources and information for our arts, humanities, and design faculty.

We must maintain a balance in our great University across the range of excellence in intellectual and artistic endeavor. The University of Minnesota's new arts and humanities initiative supports, in new and more substantial ways, our finest scholars and creative artists.

E. Thomas Sullivan, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost

Mission

The McKnight Arts and Humanities Endowment was established in 1991 with a generous grant from the McKnight Foundation. From the beginning, the Endowment’s mission has been to support, sustain, and enliven arts and humanities research and activities on the four University campuses. Each year, it fulfills that mission by supporting scholarly and creative projects and initiatives that benefit the University community and communities beyond. In addition, both the Graduate School and the Office of the Vice President for Research, and the Permanent University Fund have contributed new money or redirected money to support this important new initiative.

Contact

For more information, please contact Jon Binks.