Research & Education
Research and Education supports scholarship addressing issues of public interest, from the history of Civil Rights in the South and the archeology of Jamestown to the varied roles of teachers.
Through an international competition held in December each year, the VFH Board and a review panel select up to 10 Fellows in Residence for the coming academic year. Fellows may also be invited by VFH to support work on particular VFH programs. More...
Fellowship Program
The VFH Fellows Program supports scholars exploring subjects in history, culture, ethics, philosophy, and religious studies.
Violence & Community
The Center on Violence and Community studies the long term effects of violent systems – social arrangements rooted in violence that lead to or emerge from war. The Center is a place in which those most intimately acquainted with violence – its survivors – could research, write about, and comprehend the phenomenon.
Southside Development Program
The Southside Initiative is exploring the use of the humanities in community development.
Summer Institutes
Research and Education hosts summer institutes for high school and higher education faculty.
Tough Times Companion Vol 2. 
Published by the Center on Violence and Community, Tough Times Companion is a collection of poetry, essays and stunning photographs by and for people surviving difficult times.
Order a copy in the VFH Store (you only pay shipping)
