Get the word out! We share information about our community partners and the work they are doing with the truck. Find out more about the work the Humanities Truck is doing in communities throughout Washington, D.C.
September 25, 2020 / AU Announcements
The Humanities Truck Brings Food and Community to DC’s Day Laborers
AU’s Humanities Truck engages DC communities by gathering and disseminating research and shared stories. Now it’s doing much more than...
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June 4, 2019 / DC Pride
American University’s LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Affinity Group to march in 2019 Capital Pride Parade
Attendees at the 2019 Capital Pride Parade can spot American University's LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Affinity Group marching at the...
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April 25, 2019 / Community History Snapshots, The DC Line
The DC Lineup for this Weekend
Education: The Humanities Truck brings scholars from American University to different communities in the DC area. This weekend, students from the university’s...
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November 24, 2018 / American University Magazine, Humanities Truck Announcements
Driving Scholarship
Researchers: Start your engines. The new DC Humanities Truck is gassed up and ready to hit the road.
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October 28, 2018 / Humanities Truck Announcements
Help the Humanities Truck get around the DMV area!
In order to mobilize the humanities, we need your help. We need a part-time driver. If we can raise $5,000,...
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October 24, 2018 / The Eagle
Professor, alumna collaborate to debut ‘Humanities Truck’
Dan Kerr, an AU history professor, pointed to a pile of boxes in his office. The boxes contain the furniture...
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October 23, 2018 / Whitman-Walker
Humanities Truck to be at AIDS Walk
Hannah Byrne, the organizational archives assistant at Whitman-Walker and one of the chief forces behind the community health center’s “40...
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September 9, 2018 / Adams Morgan Day 2018
Rain or shine, Adams Morgan Day Festival showcases art, food, and history
Volunteers and community members celebrated the history of their shared neighborhood today at the 40th anniversary Adams Morgan Day Festival.
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September 9, 2018 / Adams Morgan Day 2018
Know Your Neighborhood at Adams Morgan Day
DC Public Library, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, American University and local partners bring neighborhood history to the streets on Sunday, Sept. 9.
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September 9, 2018 / Adams Morgan Day 2018
Adams Morgan Day to mark 40th anniversary with a focus on history, art, community
The Adams Morgan Day festival is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Sunday with an array of offerings for adults and...
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