The UTEP departments of English and History, Center for Inter-American and Border Studies, and Institute of Oral History will be hosting a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute for School Teachers, from July 16th to July 30th, 2017. Named "Tales from the Chihuahuan Desert: Borderland Narratives about Identity and Binationalism," the NEH Summer Institute will provide 25 Summer Scholars (teachers in grades 6–12) a guided exploration of borderlands histories and narratives from the Paso del Norte Region. Participants will gain instructional methods with the aim of benefiting teaching and scholarship in the humanities.