Events
Events
Events
The Center for Digital Humanities Research hosts events and public programs for the Rowan community, including large participatory events, research showcases, and workshops.
Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon
Each February 14, Rowan joins other universities in a nationwide interactive event to transcribe the papers of Frederick Douglass and documents about African American history and make them more widely accessible online. In 2024, our event was featured on CBS News Philadelphia!

Opening of the New Center for Digital Humanities Research
Rowan leaders, faculty, and students celebrated the opening of the new digital humanities lab space in Bunce Hall 252. Undergraduate and graduate students presented highlights of their latest projects. Read about the opening in Rowan Today.

Historical Map-a-thon
Students and faculty contributed to a crowdsourced project visualizing historical maps of Gloucester County from the Library of Congress Sanborn Maps Collection. Learn more about the event in The Whit.

Digital Humanities Workshops
Workshop topics have included text analysis, network analysis, and digital project planning.

Digital Humanities Student Showcase
Students presented their digital humanities projects to their peers and faculty at the Phi Alpha Theta conference hosted by Rowan in April 2024.