Davis Humanities Institute

Welcome to the 2022 Mellon Public Scholars

The UC Davis Humanities Institute is proud to announce the 2022 cohort of Mellon Public Scholars (MPS). The MPS Faculty Advisory Board selected ten graduate student proposals for mutually beneficial research projects with community partners.

Honoring Black Sacramento History

Funded by a grant from California Humanities and co-sponsored by the UC Davis Department of African and African American Studies and the Center for Sacramento History, the Reframing Sacramento Series examines the history, diverse communities,  and current climate of the city, emphasizing those voices that have too often been left out.