Digital Humanities Research Lunches —
"How did they make that?"

Join us for a lunch series where digital humanities researchers share their work, show others how to build similar projects, and offer opportunities to discuss new collaborative project ideas. The fall 2026 presentations include: 

• Thu, Sep 24, Dr. Kelly Duke Bryant (History): Digitizing Child Slavery Records from Senegal
• Thu, Oct 22, Dr. Jennifer Blaylock (Radio, Television, Film): Questioning Open Access in the Restitution of Ghana's Film Heritage
• Thu, Nov 19, Dr. Jason Luther (Writing Arts) & Dr. April Patrick (English): Digital Humanities Applications of Python

Presenters from 2025-2026 included:

• September 17, 2025 - Dr. Jessica Mack
• October 29, 2025 - Dr. April Patrick
• November 19, 2025 - Dr. Chris Saladin
• December 3, 2025 - Digital Humanities Graduate Students
• February 4, 2026 - Roundtable: DH Projects in the Classroom
• March 4, 2026 - Roundtable: Mentoring DH Research
• March 25, 2026 - Dr. Jason Luther
• April 29, 2026 - Dr. Kacey Doran

All faculty, staff, librarians, and grad students are welcome. Lunch will be provided. Register early through our online form!

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 2025, 9:30am - 3:30pm
Bunce Hall 252

Rowan University Libraries is partnering with English, the Center for Digital Humanities Research, and the Writing Center to host a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Facilitators will introduce the basics of Wikipedia editing, followed by hands-on editing. During that time the facilitators will also be available to help. Participants can also continue editing online throughout the month, and the facilitators will continue be available throughout the month to help. There are three sessions starting at 9:30, 12:00, and 2:00, and an introduction will be provided at the beginning of each. Lunch will be provided. Feel free to attend any or all sessions!

Digital Humanities Student Showcase

Join the CDHR for an afternoon of students presenting digital projects. These include presentations from Historical Mapping with Prof. Saladin, Honors Topics in Literature with Prof. Patrick, Honors Writing in Pop Culture with Prof. Luther, and New Media Practicum with Prof. Olshefski. Other students will present research from their Digital Humanities Graduate Certificate work and from digital projects for mentored research and capstone research. 

Presentations will be held on April 29, 2026, in two sessions starting at 2:00 and at 3:30. Register to present through the form linked here. See the digital program online here. 

Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon

Each year, we join 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.

Save the date for our fifth annual event on Thursday, February 11, 2027.

Loving Our Data Workshop

Wednesday, February 11, 12:30-1:30pm
Bunce Hall 252

Join the CDHR for a hands-on data visualization activity inspired by the book Dear Data. We’ll be "uncovering the warm heart at the centre of our everyday data” by reflecting on the data all around us - the photos on our phones, the emails in our inboxes, the most-used emoji in our texts. Then we’ll make visualizations of the data using paper, markers, colored pencils, play-doh, fabric, tape, thread, or other tactile materials. Learn about new ways to think about counting, data, and information.

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!

Grand 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.