NEH grant to support West Texas veterans through war-themed humanities program

Odessa American Online

The University of Texas Permian Basin is proud to announce that faculty members Dr. Rebecca Babcock, the Principal Investigator (PI), and Marlon Fick, the Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI), have been awarded a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant under the Dialogues on the Experience of War program. This grant supports critical discussions exploring the human experiences of war and military service through the lens of the humanities. Additionally, UTPB faculty members Clark Moreland and Maria Avalos will serve as discussion leaders for the project, facilitating meaningful conversations that promote understanding and connection. 

The grant will support the two-year project titled “Mending Mental Gaps: Negotiating Combat Trauma via Visual/Textual Humanities,” which will grant veterans, active military, and the West Texas community the opportunity to engage in war-themed literature through organized discussion groups and, eventually, community wide panel events. 

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